Comments on: Ethanol Startup Coskata Launches, Backed By General Motors and Khosla

By: The First Investment from GM’s VC Arm: Bright Automotive

The First Investment from GM’s VC Arm: Bright Automotive — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:56:08 +0000

[...] Aug. 3, 2010, 7:55am PDT No Comments While General Motors has backed biofuel makers in the past, this morning the recently launched venture capital arm of the auto giant made its first official [...]

By: GM Launches Venture Capital Arm, Starting With $100M

GM Launches Venture Capital Arm, Starting With $100M — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:34:46 +0000

[...] Motors has invested in greentech startups in the past. Back in early 2008, the automaker joined Khosla Ventures, Advanced Technology Ventures and Great Point Ventures in [...]

By: Coskata: So Close, Yet So Far for the Cellulosic Ethanol Biz

Coskata: So Close, Yet So Far for the Cellulosic Ethanol Biz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:51:56 +0000

[...] can reach that landmark $1 per gallon production price, which the company has been touting since it launched back in January 2008. Coskata is working with tech partner Westinghouse Plasma, which is providing the plasma [...]

By: Downturn Pins Coskata’s Commercial Plant on Government Aid « Earth2Tech

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:31:23 +0000

[...] their technology crippled. The latest is Coskata, one of the better known cellulosic ethanol makers that’s backed by car maker GM and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. At the Wall Street Journal Eco:nomics conference this week Coskata CEO Bill Roe said the company [...]

By: Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant

Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:05:31 +0000

[...] Warrenville, Ill.-based company, which claims its technology can produce cellulosic ethanol at an operating cost of less than $1 per gallon, officially announced that it had closed its third round of funding Friday. While it didn’t [...]

By: Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant | Eco Friendly Mag

Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant | Eco Friendly Mag — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:19:44 +0000

By: Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant « Earth2Tech

Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant « Earth2Tech — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:01:05 +0000

By: Coskata to produce ethanol from non-food based substances » Hybrid News

Coskata to produce ethanol from non-food based substances » Hybrid News — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:38:19 +0000

[...] link http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/13/eth…rs-and-khosla/ announced ethanol production from various non-food based substances. The Pittsuburgh [...]

By: Range Fuels Piles on Over $100M, But Faces Plant Construction Delays « Earth2Tech

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:48:35 +0000

[...] be a blow because the company has a variety of competitors that are running close to its heels. Coskata, which also uses thermochemical technology to produce ethanol, plans to scale up a pilot project to a 40,000-gallon demonstration facility by [...]

By: Web

Web — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:47:09 +0000

Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.