US House Agriculture Committee chair says “not sure if cellulosic ethanol will ever get off the ground”

In Washington, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee said that the US is 10 years away from producing commercially viable cellulosic ethanol. Collin Peterson (D-Minn), told Reuters, said “I’m not sure cellulosic ethanol will ever get off the ground,” adding that his chief concern is suitable feedstocks in sufficient quantities.

Rep. Peterson, along with House Agriculture Committee ranking member Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), introduced the  “25 x ‘25″ Energy Resolution in January 2007 that was passed by the House last fall. The bill calls for 25 percent of US energy consumption energy to come from domestic renewable resources by 2025. US annual fuel consumption is slightly over 200 billion gallons.

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