August 15, 2007
Making fuel from plants one step closer
By Matthew L. Brown
A technology licensed from the University of Massachusetts has the potential to make the production of ethanol from plant matter economical.
SunEthanol Inc., an Amherst-based biofuel technology company, said it has secured financing from four venture investors to develop plant-based ethanol around its Q Microbe technology.
The Q Microbe was found in the Quabbin Reservoir.
The Q Microbe technology is licensed to SunEthanol by UMass. SunEthanol said the venture funding would help the company get its cellulose-based ethanol to market faster.
The company said it can make ethanol from switchgrass, corn, wheat straw, sugar cane and wood pulp.
SunEthanol Inc., an Amherst-based biofuel technology company, said it has secured financing from four venture investors to develop plant-based ethanol around its Q Microbe technology.
The Q Microbe was found in the Quabbin Reservoir.
The Q Microbe technology is licensed to SunEthanol by UMass. SunEthanol said the venture funding would help the company get its cellulose-based ethanol to market faster.
The company said it can make ethanol from switchgrass, corn, wheat straw, sugar cane and wood pulp.
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