A Renewable Resource

Coal & Natural Gas (Clean Not Green)

Using natural gas or raw coal promises to produce the largest volume of Ecalene™ fuel at minimum cost, potentially enough to totally displace crude oil in the creation of transportation fuel. It is estimated that America has a 300-year supply of coal, oil shale, and other hydrocarbons. Coal is one of the nation's most abundant energy resources, currently supplying about half the nation's electricity demand. Gasifying coal to produce alcohol fuel utilizing the PECI process is considerably more environmentally favorable than combusting it to produce electricity.

Municipal Waste Is Green

Despite the ability of the Ecalene™ production system to create "clean fuels" from coal and other fossil fuels, these resources are not renewable. Ecalene™ can be used to create renewable or "green" fuels from feedstock that is renewable. Utilizing organic wastes, such as MSW, as feedstock represents the most environmentally friendly, economically viable, and virtually untapped source of renewable energy for the country. Americans create over 300 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, of which about one- third is recycled. Municipalities currently pay waste management contractors about $23 a ton to receive ship and bury waste. On average, about 80% of MSW can be gasified, and it is roughly estimated that the 200 million tons currently placed in landfills each year could produce 10 to 20 billion gallons of Ecalene™.

Other Green Feedstock

Besides MSW and sludge that grow proportionally with the increase in population, Ecalene™ can also utilize plentiful cellulosic biomass including wood waste. When combined with their MSW, large wood waste producing states (Georgia, Oregon, Arkansas etc.) can produce half their fuel requirements from the biomass they generate.