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    • Cellulosic Ethanol: The Next Biofuel Boom? [view article]
      I believe ethanol production requires a more consistent product than yard and vegetative waste to produce a reliable product at the lowest cost.

      I think a better alternative would be to require landfills to operate a public compost operation that could then be reused in the community. Some places already have this in the US but it does not seem to be going mainstream.


      On Jul 08 04:17 PM Mr. Black wrote:

      > Cellulosic biofuel deserves much attention. But none of the many
      > websites that i have read say anything about adding landscaping waste,
      > restaurant fruit and veggie waste, supermarket fruit and veggie waste,
      > school cafeteria waste, and oh so much more. Imagine that what we
      > usually throw in the garbage could be turned into fuel. How about
      > adding curbside home wastes including fruit and veggie, grass clippings,
      > leaves, prunings, etc. to the process?
      >
      > You talk about no cost. What about not putting the items listed
      > above in our landfills.
      >
      > Anybody .....       Jul 11 02:57 AM
    • Is Cellulosic Ethanol Always the Bridesmaid? [view article]
      I do see the dim light getting brighter for cellulose based ethanol. I have been following the field testing / production side of the movement. I see several new species of grasses that are far superior to corn and possible yields up to ten tons per acre (wet biomass). I was checking some of the gate prices in the TVA and prices were approaching 50$. The production cost is much lower than other crops and it is a perennial (1 planting). There is a strong University coalition behind cellulose and I think its going to make it mainstream. As far as supply and demand goes you cant make a logical distinction between corn based ethanol and cellulose. Many of the buffer strips already in place will be replanted with a variety of
      "super grass", and the rest will come from class 3-5 lower producing fields. I think CBE will be like any agricultural based technology... slow to roll out and long standing. I see many additional feeder markets developing from this including coal and electricity. Below are some interesting links.

      U of I
      miscanthus.uiuc.edu/

      Treehugger.com
      www.treehugger.com/fil...       May 29 01:47 AM
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