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MicroFueler Ethanol | Mashup

The MicroFueler weighs about 200 pounds and hooks up to a water and 110 or 220 volt power supply and wastewater drain just like a washing machine. It uses raw sugar (not the refined white stuff) and a proprietary time-release yeast mixture as feedstock. The MicroFueler has its own pump and hose - just like the pump at your corner gas station - so you can easily fill up your car. “It’s so simple, anyone can make their own fuel,” Quinn says. Depending upon the cost of electricity and water, he says, the MicroFueler can produce ethanol for less than $1 a gallon. [1]

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Posted by Charles on May 13th, 2008

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