Can Coskata produce ethanol for less than $1 a gallon?

"I had the chance to chat with as many as 95 people on the GMnext site on February 21. I think the sentiment of most participants was best summed up with a question like “Is Coskata REALLY going to be able to produce ethanol for under $1/gallon at commercial scale?” The underlying message being, “Don’t go and get my hopes up for this technology, and then not be able to make it happen.” I want to try and address this and a few more issues in this follow-up to last week’s chat.
To be honest - I had the same questions when I came to work at Coskata over a year ago. I also wanted to know: “How does this compare with other technologies, and can Coskata really do this?”
The answer is Yes, we really can do what we are promising. Next-generation ethanol is here and commercially viable. However, you don’t have to take my word for it."

Would be nice...

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EnnNorak - 3/8/2008 12:51:24 AM

+2 Boost

What I would like to know is how Coskata discovered the microorganisms that do all the work. Did they genetically engineer certain known microorganisms or did they accidentally discover them in nature? If genetically engineered, is it safe to accidentally release these microorganisms without eventually turning all dead plant material and old rubber tires on the planet into ethanol?

I wonder what a competitor like Iogen has to say about all this.