Natural Resources committee  You'll see that probably after you see cellulosic ethanol being produced commercially.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. Thank you very much.

Natural Resources committee  They're very anxious--

Natural Resources committee  With respect to NextGen?

Natural Resources committee  There is a $500 million fund for the commercialization of NextGen technologies. That fund has been made available. It hasn't been used, or not at the moment, but that's not SDTC's fault. They're ready to help contribute. It's just a matter of the proponents getting all their duck

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  It's also important to distinguish between hardwoods and softwoods. Some technologies are better used with hardwoods and are closer to the commercialization end of the spectrum. Others are better directed toward softwood, such as the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia. T

Natural Resources committee  Ethanol is 35% oxygen, and there's no oxygen in gasoline. As a result, ethanol has a lower BTU content than gasoline. But in a 5% or 10% blend, there is no mileage difference or mileage penalty. You would notice more of a mileage penalty if you had improper tire pressure in your

Natural Resources committee  Pure ethanol has an octane of about 113. As you know, regular gasoline has an octane of 87, so it's a high-octane fuel. Race car drivers love using it. If you were talking about a flex-fuel vehicle where you could change the compression ratio and run on 85% ethanol, you could tak

Natural Resources committee  In an E5 or E10 blend, there's no price differential. Ethanol right now is selling at a lower price than gasoline.

Natural Resources committee  I'm not aware of any.

Natural Resources committee  Ethanol is added to gasoline and biodiesel is added to diesel fuel.

Natural Resources committee  Right. We've spent a lot of time talking about the 5% by September of this year, but there will be a 2% biodiesel mandate brought in some time prior to 2011. I believe your next panel has some speakers who know more about biodiesel and can answer your questions more fully.

Natural Resources committee  We have the opposite problem--and when I say “we”, recognize that I also work for a company that's in the cellulosic ethanol business. Generically speaking, cellulosic ethanol has a higher capital cost but a lower operating cost. Grain ethanol is the reverse. It has low capital c

Natural Resources committee  First of all, with respect to the environmental benefits of first-generation or grain-based ethanol, let's just say that especially if you're looking at Canadian plants...there may be some U.S. midwest plants that are getting their power to run their facilities from coal, and the