Cool Planet Biofuels Makes Gasoline From Freedom™ Giant Miscanthus
Cool Planet BioFuels announced today that it has made a major breakthrough in converting biomass to gasoline. The Company achieved 4,000 gallons/acre biomass to gasoline conversion in pilot testing using Freedom™ giant miscanthus, an advanced bioenergy crop. The giant miscanthus was developed at Mississippi State University and provided from a high yield plot by Repreve Renewables.
Cool Planet's cellulosic gasoline is chemically identical to fossil gasoline. The only way it can be detected is by carbon 14 isotope analysis which determines the ratio of carbon from biomass versus carbon from fossil sources in a fuel mixture. Since this gasoline has no oxygenates, it is not subject to the ethanol blend wall and can be seamlessly mixed with pump gas. Cool Planet's fuel has been tested by independent laboratories as well as four of the top ten gasoline producers in the world. The Company has received California (CARB) and U.S. EPA approval for fleet testing as a splash blend with conventional pump gasoline.
Freedom Giant Miscanthus Licensed Grower Program
Registered and certified material is now ready for delivery for 2012 plantings. REPREVE Renewables is the exclusive supplier of Freedom giant miscanthus. We offer a full grower’s program, including planting supervision, growing assistance and quality monitoring. Get in touch with us to talk about a giant miscanthus growing program that suits your biomass needs.
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