The market for SGT’s technology can also be defined by the types of feedstock which can be converted into syngas and biofuels:
a. Corn stover
b. Wood chips
c. Bagasse (sugarcane waste)
d. Wheat straw
e. Switchgrass
f. Municipal waste
The 2,700 hectares of planted corn in Minnesota, the nation’s 4th largest corn producer, generates 13 million tons of collectable stover. Using SGT’s technology, this would provide feedstock to 32 SGT syngas plants, each SGT syngas plant capable of producing 50 million gallons of fuel annually, for a statewide aggregate total of 1.6 billion of gallons of fuel.
In the US, there is enough collectable corn stover to provide feedstock to over 160 SGT syngas plants, capable of generating over 8 billions gallons of fuel.
It is estimated that in 2017 Brazil's abundant bagasse (sugarcane biowaste) could provide feedstock to nearly 300 SGT syngas plants and generate 14.5 billions gallons of fuel.
The total biowaste from just corn and sugarcane in the Western Hemisphere and Asia would provide enough feedstock for 800 SGT syngas plants, which would produce 40 billion gallons of fuel.
Should the maximum potential acreage of switchgrass (a plentiful cellulosic material) and grain straw be planted, there would be enough feedstock to supply nearly 5000 SGT syngas plants, yielding 250 billion gallons of fuel annually.
