Gas 2.0

Coskata Unveils Next Gen Flex-Ethanol Facility In Pennsylvania
Honda Debuts Electric Version of World’s Best Selling Motorcycle
Robotic Aircraft Sets World Record with 23 Hour Flight

Coskata Unveils Next Gen Flex-Ethanol Facility In Pennsylvania

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:58 AM PDT

Today, Coskata Inc. unveiled their semi-commercial flex ethanol factory in Madison, PA. This factory will serve as the first commercially viable flex ethanol factory, which produces ethanol from a variety of feedstocks other than just grain—which is an important step to satisfy food vs. fuel issues and start moving past ethanol from corn.

According to Coskata, their process uses less than half the water needed to make a gallon of gas, while producing seven times the energy of the fossil fuel used in the process.

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Honda Debuts Electric Version of World’s Best Selling Motorcycle

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:39 AM PDT

Take a look at the first picture of what Honda hopes will become the future of motorbikes. The Honda EV-Cub is an all-electric version of the company’s top selling Super-Cub, and could be on sale as early as next year.

Details are scant about the new machine, but sources say that the retro looking EV-Cub will be two-wheel drive to offer riders more stability and traction.

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Robotic Aircraft Sets World Record with 23 Hour Flight

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:18 PM PDT

A fuel-cell-powered aircraft set a world record by staying aloft for a whopping 23 hours and 17 minutes on just a single load.

In fact, the unmanned aircraft broke the previous record by double. Of course, the plane was built by the Naval Research Laboratory and not by students from the University of Michigan. Still, those students kept their plane in air for over 10 hours–impressive!

Of course their plane was only $2,500. I am guessing the Navy-built one cost us a whole lot more.