Ethanol Market Share
There has been concern that Corn Ethanol cannot produce enough
Ethanol to meet fuel demand in the U.S. Although this is
true, it does not mean that Cellulosic Ethanol is limited by the
same economic factors as Corn, because Cellulose is a cropless
source and its by-products are not consumable. And,
just because the overall Cellulosic Ethanol industry has lower
fermentation yield than Corn, does not mean Fuel for Freedom's
process has the same fermentation limitations. For Fuel Freedom
made a discovery that resisted the conventional wisdom that one
is only limited to the sugars inside plant cell tissue, and uses
nearly 100% of the biomass.
The following table shows why supply and demand concerns are unfounded
when comparing production levels of our proprietary process:
Production
Assumptions |
Quantity |
Method |
Barrels
(Fuel) |
Gallons |
Liters |
| 1.00 bushel |
Corn Ethanol |
0.05 |
1.48 |
5.61 |
| 1.00 ton |
Corn (†Approx. Ton) |
3.81 |
120.00 |
454.25 |
| 1.00 ton |
Cellulosic Ethanol |
2.38 |
75.00 |
283.91 |
| 1.00 ton |
For Fuel Freedom |
10.41 |
328.80 |
1,241.61 |
Potential
Average Daily Fuel Output (Barrels) |
Avg.
Tons |
|
Corn† |
Cellulosic |
For Fuel Freedom |
| 613 |
Crop†/Landfill Tonnage |
824 |
1,458 |
6,391 |
| 3,062 |
Tonnage |
4,119 |
7,289 |
31,956 |
| 1,087,445 |
National Tonnage |
1,463,198 |
2,589,154 |
11,350,852 |
The following statements compares those daily production levels
to average daily demand in the U.S.:
Production
Thresholds |
|
Corn† |
Cellulosic |
For Fuel
Freedom |
U.S. Corn Ethanol Threshold*
(15.0% of Demand) |
824 |
1,458 |
6,391 |
Cellulosic Ethanol Production =
(26.5% of Demand) |
4,119 |
7,289 |
31,956 |
U.S. Summer Daily Demand =
(86% of WL Output) |
1,463,198 |
2,589,154 |
11,350,852 |
Notes: Comparisons between production types reflect
most-likely scenarios; numbers averaged where indicated. *Corn
growers are limited by location, economics, and other factors that
limit expansion (per industry analysis). Cellulosic processes are
only limited by how much fermentation can be gotten out of its
source stock.
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