http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ethanol22-2009aug22,0,6333918.story
http://www.microfueler.com/t-technology.aspx
A company called EFuel has released two waste to ethanol products meant for home use. The MicroFuel, meant for use in cars that can run on gas-ethanol mixes, and the GridBuster for electricity generation, both take liquid organic waste and convert it to ethanol. Unfortunately, the product is limited to liquid waste, like beer, wine, or liquid with waste sugar. It does work with “cellulosic material” and algae, but may require “additional processing outside of the MicroFueler.” Translation, you need to process it first.
The products were first launched for industrial customers, like brewers and vineyards with large amounts of liquid waste, high in sugar content. Homes are not likely to have enough liquid waste to make full use of the products, but it’s a step towards energy independence and clean power generation.
