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Article: Old beer, wine become ethanol in home-based MicroFueler.
- Article from:
- The Star (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- August 31, 2009
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By Susan Carpenter It sounds too good to be true: A residential system that allows people to make fuel from old beer, leftover wine and other waste products and use it to run their vehicles. ThatAAEs what inventors of the E-Fuel MicroFueler claim, and thereAAEs support for the idea in government, industry and pop culture. MicroFueler buyers are eligible for a $5,000 tax credit. Former Los Angeles Laker Shaquille OAAENeal is an investor in the systemAAEs distributor. The $10,000 E-Fuel MicroFueler consists of a 250-gallon tank for organic feedstock, such as waste wine and beer, and a still that converts it to 100 percent ethanol, or E-Fuel. The still doubles as a fuel pump, ...