"Coskata" redirects here. For the community in the northeastern United States, see Coskata, Massachusetts.
Coskata, Inc. was a Warrenville, Illinois–based energy company incorporated in 2006 by serial entrepreneurAndrew Perlman's GreatPoint Ventures group. The company was developing processes for the production of cellulosic ethanol from woodchips. Coskata's process combines both biological (i.e., microbes) and thermochemical (heat and chemicals) processing. The estimated cost of production via this technology was reported as under $1 per gallon, as opposed to corn-based ethanol costing approximately $1.40 per gallon [1]
Coskata announced in April 2008 that the company would begin producing ethanol on a small scale at a plant being built near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a capacity of about 40,000 US gallons (150,000 L) annually, the fuel will be used by General Motors to be tested in their vehicles. The pilot plant is being constructed in a modular design by Zeton Inc. in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.[2] A full-scale production plant capable of producing 50 to 100 million US gallons (380,000 m3) of cellulosic ethanol was expected to go online in 2011. In October 2011, an article on the Coskata website stated that a "semi-commercial" pilot plant in Madison, Pennsylvania, had been running successfully for two years.[3]
In 2008, Coskata signed a deal with US Sugar Corporation to build a cane-waste biofuels conversion facility in Florida.[4]
Competitors include Fulcrum BioEnergy and LanzaTech.
As of March 2013, the company's web site stated "While our technology platform is capable of producing multiple fuels and chemicals from a diverse array of feedstocks, we are initially focused on commercializing our natural gas conversion process."[5]
The company went out of business in 2015, and the technology formerly belonging to Coskata has re-merged as the new company Synata Bio.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn" in Wired, January 24, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2008.
^"Anaerobic Organisms Key to Coskata's Rapid Rise" in Ethanol Producers Magazine, July 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^"Coskata’s technology re-emerges as Synata Bio" in BiofuelsDigest, January 24, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
External linksedit
Official Webpage - No longer active.
Partnership with General Motors
May 03, 2024
coskata, coskata, redirects, here, community, northeastern, united, states, coskata, massachusetts, warrenville, illinois, based, energy, company, incorporated, 2006, serial, entrepreneur, andrew, perlman, greatpoint, ventures, group, company, developing, proc. Coskata redirects here For the community in the northeastern United States see Coskata Massachusetts Coskata Inc was a Warrenville Illinois based energy company incorporated in 2006 by serial entrepreneur Andrew Perlman s GreatPoint Ventures group The company was developing processes for the production of cellulosic ethanol from woodchips Coskata s process combines both biological i e microbes and thermochemical heat and chemicals processing The estimated cost of production via this technology was reported as under 1 per gallon as opposed to corn based ethanol costing approximately 1 40 per gallon 1 CoskataCompany typePrivateIndustryRenewable EnergyFounded1 July 20062006 HeadquartersWarrenville Illinois United StatesProductsCellulosic EthanolWebsitewww wbr coskata wbr com Coskata announced in April 2008 that the company would begin producing ethanol on a small scale at a plant being built near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania With a capacity of about 40 000 US gallons 150 000 L annually the fuel will be used by General Motors to be tested in their vehicles The pilot plant is being constructed in a modular design by Zeton Inc in Burlington Ontario Canada 2 A full scale production plant capable of producing 50 to 100 million US gallons 380 000 m3 of cellulosic ethanol was expected to go online in 2011 In October 2011 an article on the Coskata website stated that a semi commercial pilot plant in Madison Pennsylvania had been running successfully for two years 3 In 2008 Coskata signed a deal with US Sugar Corporation to build a cane waste biofuels conversion facility in Florida 4 Competitors include Fulcrum BioEnergy and LanzaTech As of March 2013 the company s web site stated While our technology platform is capable of producing multiple fuels and chemicals from a diverse array of feedstocks we are initially focused on commercializing our natural gas conversion process 5 The company went out of business in 2015 and the technology formerly belonging to Coskata has re merged as the new company Synata Bio 6 References edit Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for 1 a Gallon and Without Corn in Wired January 24 2008 Retrieved May 30 2008 Anaerobic Organisms Key to Coskata s Rapid Rise in Ethanol Producers Magazine July 2008 Retrieved July 28 2008 http www coskata com media index asp story 504B571C 0916 474E BFFA ACB326EFDB68 permanent dead link U S Sugar wants to turn sugar into fuel Official Webpage Coskata s technology re emerges as Synata Bio in BiofuelsDigest January 24 2016 Retrieved March 22 2016 External links editOfficial Webpage No longer active Partnership with General Motors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coskata Inc amp oldid 1181735071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
