A trip to the gas pump gets a little more painful each time. With analysts projecting more than $4 per gallon by this summer, there is even more pressure to find the alternative fuel that not only spares the ozone, but eases the burden at the pump as well. Though crude prices continue to rise, it still seems that environmental concerns trump political and economical concerns. Stratos Renewables believes it has the solution for everyone, no matter what their concern.
The company’s answer is bioethanol, ethanol created from excess plant material, corn or sugar to be used as fuel. Stratos Renewables is banking on sugar-based ethanol for quite a few reasons. First off, sugar-based ethanol is cheaper to produce than corn based, and retails for cheaper than crude oil, which contributes to 57% of the cost of a gallon of gas.
It also burns cleaner than most alternative fuels, emitting 80% less net greenhouse gases than gasoline, though it produces more energy per equivalent unit; and according to the company, the production efficiency of sugar-based ethanol has nearly tripled since the 1970s – no more fear of shortage. Sugarcane is the primary source of Stratos Renewables’ ethanol fuel; its geographical origins protect production from seasonal restraints.
With gas prices more than $3 per gallon and rising, and those favoring green energy on the march, the time to produce a cleaner and cheaper fuel has already passed us by. Stratos Renewables is taking steps to produce a pocketbook friendly, cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.
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