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About Us

Mission
 
Coskata’s mission is to commercialize our technology for the production of alternative fuels and chemicals. We will create value for customers, shareholders and employees by commercializing technology that is sustainable in three dimensions.
  • Financially – Our offerings will be competitive in the marketplace
  • Technically – Our offerings and solutions will be supported by our commitment to continuous improvement and innovation
  • Environmentally – Our offerings and operations will be designed to minimize energy usage, water consumption, and potentially harmful emissions
 We will achieve this through technology development and licensing, owning and operating facilities, and providing onsite products and services.
 
History
 
Since our inception, we have advanced our syngas fermentation technology from the test tube to the design of our commercial production facility. We have met several key milestones along the way that have shaped our company’s path to commercialization, including:
 
July 2006 – Coskata is incorporated by GreatPoint Ventures
 
February 2007 — Initial microorganism strains licensed from the University of Oklahoma
 
May 2008 — 1,000-fold improvement in productivity of ethanol strains
 
August 2008 — First demonstration of continuous ethanol production
 
October 2008 — Start-up of a high-throughput screening laboratory for screening anaerobic bacterial strains
 
February 2009 — Propanol microbiology identified in Coskata laboratory
 
July 2009 — Preliminary front-end engineering and design of commercial production facility completed
 
October 2009 — Lighthouse facility begins operation
 
November 2009 — First demonstration of conversion of wood to ethanol at Lighthouse facility
 
December 2010 — Joint Development Agreement with Total Petrochemicals signed
 
March 2011 — Butanol microbiology identified at Lighthouse facility
 
September 2011 — First demonstration of conversion of municipal solid waste to ethanol at Lighthouse facility
 
October 2011 — Successful demonstration of design parameters for our first commercial facility leads to suspension of Lighthouse continuous operations, with the option to resume operations in 2012