Скачать или смотреть GEVO FAQ: Can Gevo use hemp, bamboo, algae, etc as a feedstock and if so, why aren’t you?

Pat Gruber:
"So when we look at feedstocks, we look for the most sustainable feedstocks first and then we want to be economical and abundant, reliable. And do you know what? Believe it or not, I know it's hard for people, but corn provides the best carbohydrate feedstocks at the lowest cost and most sustainable. Why? Because agriculture has changed, they use techniques that allow farmers to capture carbon in the soil, and they use precision agriculture. And there's a whole bunch of things that evolved. So that's a good place to start. Now, the fact is we can use other carbohydrates, and we will. We could use ones from hemp. We could use one from carbohydrates in bamboo or agricultural waste or rice straw, that we're working with Praj in India. They do just that. And so I'd love to be able to. I challenge anyone, bring them to me, make them competitive in cost. You know what? I'm in line to buy. It's got to meet our sustainability criteria though, and our cost targets."