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 Stories About: biofuels AND energy AND GMOs AND innovation
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LS9 promises 'renewable petroleum'
New company says it can make better, cheaper biofuels |
David Roberts |
30 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Picture a liquid fuel that is derived from the same feedstocks as cellulosic ethanol (switchgrass, sugar cane, corn stover) but contains 50% more energetic content and is made via a process that uses 65% less energy. Unlike cellulosic ethanol, this fuel can be distributed via existing oil pipelines rather than gas-hogging trucks and trains, dispensed through existing gas stations rather than specialized pumps, and used in existing engines rather than modified " ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, energy, GMOs, innovation (all these topics) |
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