Bumper Biofuel Harvest in Brazil
Posted by Srikant Rajan | # |
04:12:26 pm on May 28, 2008

In the early 1970′s Brazil had initiated a national program aimed to promote production and consumption of biofuels.It focused entirely on sugarcanes for ethanol production as it is more economically viable compared to corn use and also does not, in any manner impact food grain consumption.Now it is reaping the benefits of its foresight and systematic planning.Ethanol consumption in Brazil has exceeded gasoline consumption this year.Now it seems that this trend will continue with predictions of a bumper sugarcane crop this year ,a staggering 580 million tonnes.In addition the  "flexi-fuel" vehicles in Brazil, which can run on gasoline ,ethanol or a mixture of the two also provide an attractive alternative to conventional fossil fuel powered vehicles.USA could perhaps learn a thing or two from Brazil to achieve its plans of being energy sufficient.

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