Cheap Petroleum Alternatives - Biomass Gas

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Going Like Sixty
On: Mar 24, 08
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A company says it will make ethanol for the U.S. at less than a buck a gallon. They will refine what’s known as biomass which is available for 65 cents per gallon. The technology uses low energy to make it efficient to produce the biomass which can be used to produce ethanol.

Ethanol currently uses corn and the price is steadily escalating.

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Corn Fueled Lotus Exige Rockets 0-60 MPH in 3.9 Seconds

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Ethanol From Orange Peels

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Woodchips As Fuel - Range Fuels Creates Cellulosic Ethanol (GALLERY)

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