Special Report on Cellulosic Ethanol: in gasification, Coskata leads the way with feasible 100 Mgy process, project

In gasification, the lead news item in recent weeks has been speculation about the on-again, off-again project between US Sugar and Coskata to develop a 100 Mgy facility in Florida.

The hold up is an agreement between the State of Florida and US Sugar over land which will be used by the state for Everglades restoration. Recently, we went through the Coskata model to determine if 100 Mgy is feasible. It appears to be a mighty plantation, but not out of reach. To generate 100 million gallons in their model, Coskata will need 1 million tons, or 900,000 tonnes of biomass. That will require 15,000 hectares, or 32,500 acres. That’s 51 square miles, or the area within 4 miles of a 100 million gallon refinery.

Bottom line? Feasible.

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