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Turning wood chips into fuel

Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into ethanol that will sell for around $1.10 a gallon or less when it comes out in 2010. Brewing and petrochemical technology go into the mix. News.com Editor at Large Michael Kanellos talks with founder Dan Verser and CEO James Imbler about their plans for cheap fuel.

Tags: wood, fuel, michael kanellos, green, ethanol

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ZeaChem!?!dakin@...  | 03/21/08
We need new technology, not variations of the old.michaellashinsky@...  | 03/24/08
Recharging stations at rest stops?shardeth  | 03/24/08
Yes, Recharging stations at rest stops. Beats pushing...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
Convenience...shardeth  | 03/25/08
battery exchange stations?michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
had to go and add that human factor in didnt you :)shardeth  | 03/25/08
I already asked this elsewhere.shardeth  | 03/25/08
Oh, that flywheel...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
Not sure we mean the same thing...shardeth  | 03/25/08
flywheel speeds upDr Dij  | 03/25/08
re:gyroscopic effectTonytheTiger  | 03/25/08
I did understand, but I went on a tangent...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
Don't use batteries...TonytheTiger  | 03/25/08
That man is thinking...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
There is work being done in that area.TonytheTiger  | 03/26/08
That's whyTonytheTiger  | 03/25/08
Too Trueshardeth  | 03/25/08
Great forum topic, Thanks everyonemichaellashinsky@...  | 03/27/08
Antarctica falls into the sea todayDr Dij  | 03/25/08
Cool.TonytheTiger  | 03/25/08
RE: Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?Accolade@...  | 03/21/08
RE: Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?Accolade@...  | 03/21/08
Are you kidding?jklems@...  | 03/21/08
ummmmwsmith@...  | 03/21/08
wood chips from tree's already being cut for other purposes?DanLM  | 03/21/08
It is better than burning our FOOD for fueljdclyde  | 03/21/08
it's about giving the ascii finger to VenesualaDanLM  | 03/21/08
Which is right next door toDr Dij  | 03/24/08
I know, I know... I can't spell... I'm sorryDanLM  | 03/24/08
Well, you're a bit upstreamDr Dij  | 03/24/08
Laff'in, 'n tree huggin'michaellashinsky@...  | 03/26/08
lol micheael... I only have IE6 at work, so thats why I don'tDanLM  | 03/26/08
right about burning foodDr Dij  | 03/25/08
Where do you people think the electricity comes from?jtaylor3678@...  | 03/24/08
Ahh, but it can come from Candyshardeth  | 03/24/08
Thank you... Thank you very much.DanLM  | 03/24/08
ya knowDanLM  | 03/24/08
Yep,TonytheTiger  | 03/27/08
So Toney, what makes you think say gasoline is anyDanLM  | 03/28/08
Rather where is SHOULD come from...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
execelent pointsDanLM  | 03/25/08
but, birds and windmills are a problem aren't they?shardeth  | 03/25/08
nope, they aren'tJaqui  | 03/25/08
Hmm. haven't seen those.shardeth  | 03/25/08
They areJaqui  | 03/25/08
Windmill stylesmichaellashinsky@...  | 03/26/08
birds and windmills...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
Small issue.normhaga@...  | 03/21/08
Does your current affairs depth cover Brazil? You know it's a country righDanLM  | 03/21/08
Brazil is not making ethanol from cellulose...wsmith@...  | 03/21/08
quite right!Dr Dij  | 03/21/08
See the origional post, he was saying ethanol wouldn't workDanLM  | 03/21/08
Brazil makes it the same wayDr Dij  | 03/24/08
As I understood it Dr. DijDanLM  | 03/24/08
Did not know that.Dr Dij  | 03/24/08
Ok doc, you got me looking... Your right, I'm wrong... But here is anDanLM  | 03/24/08
This process makes sense, but 1 question...michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
the Enzyme process is newDr Dij  | 03/25/08
Dan,normhaga@...  | 03/21/08
Fact, Brazil has used Ethanol for over 30 yearsDanLM  | 03/22/08
Dan...normhaga@...  | 03/22/08
You still haven't proven anything. And read my response why pleaseDanLM  | 03/22/08
I think....normhaga@...  | 03/22/08
Norm, the whole point of this thread is using something else forDanLM  | 03/22/08
Hey Dan,normhaga@...  | 03/22/08
But Dan... That's brazil.dawgit  | 03/22/08
lol dawgit, you just won this whole argument in that one paragraphDanLM  | 03/22/08
One quibblePalmetto  | 03/24/08
I was trying...normhaga@...  | 03/24/08
cool postmichaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
Don't need no stinkin' engineDr Dij  | 03/21/08
Only a few issues.normhaga@...  | 03/21/08
slight errorJaqui  | 03/22/08
No disagreement here.normhaga@...  | 03/22/08
I'm not sure whereJaqui  | 03/22/08
I agree we need alternative...normhaga@...  | 03/22/08
Is this true????DanLM  | 03/22/08
NornJaqui  | 03/23/08
Not sure Dan,Jaqui  | 03/23/08
Flywheels instead of batteries?shardeth  | 03/24/08
Hydrogen generation can be friendlyDr Dij  | 03/24/08
Dr DijJaqui  | 03/24/08
jaquiDr Dij  | 03/25/08
Does ethanol really buy anything?shardeth  | 03/24/08
Its only short term if you make it the only solutionDanLM  | 03/24/08
Part, but not all...shardeth  | 03/24/08
Mutiple solutions are the answer. WhyDanLM  | 03/24/08
I agree for fixed power generation, multiple solutions makes sense.shardeth  | 03/25/08
There is a number of problems with only having 1 solutionDanLM  | 03/25/08
Part, yes.normhaga@...  | 03/24/08
Did you see where they were researchingDanLM  | 03/24/08
You call that a problem???michaellashinsky@...  | 03/25/08
how do you stop the rusting?Locrian_Lyric  | 03/24/08
By Coating...dawgit  | 03/24/08
Ethanol is both polar andDr Dij  | 03/25/08
short chain moleculesmichaellashinsky@...  | 03/26/08
Dejavue, almost...dawgit  | 03/22/08
dawgit, did you ever see the myth busters episodeDanLM  | 03/22/08
yea maybe, but...dawgit  | 03/23/08
I used burning metalsDr Dij  | 03/24/08
RE: Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?TonytheTiger  | 03/25/08

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