On October 7, 2009
Qteros, Applied CleanTech to Harness Power of Poo to Make Ethanol
Qteros and Applied CleanTech are giving new life to municipal wastewater solids — a cleaned up term for what most of us call poo — by turning it into fuel for cars. Yes, poo-powered cars may be in our future. That future may still be a ways off. Like other cellulosic ethanol ventures, it’s in the demonstration plant phase and has yet to prove it is in fact, commercially viable. Still, the concept is intriguing and appears less costly than other cellulosic ethanol ventures. Plus, it’s great fodder for the watercooler — not the dinner table. Qteros, a Marlborough, Mass.-based advanced biofuels company, and Israel-based ACT announced Tuesday a joint development project to use feedstock produced from municipal wastewater solids and…
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