Sign in Subscribe
1 min read

Brazil investing about $500m in ethanol research

sugarcaneJust spotted this entry in AutoblogGreen, which discusses the Brazilian biofuel market–currently booming off the back of Brazil’s extensive sugar cane industry, a hugely efficient biofuel source. The country’s clearly focused on it, given the investments it’s making:

Nevertheless, Brazil is investing 1 billion Reais (about half a billion dollars) in ethanol research. Current ethanol exports are 3,4 billion liters for 2006 and previsions state a whopping 8 billion liters for 2010. Brazil is also exhaustively collaborating with other Latin American countries to develop a biofuel industry.

Published by:

Dan Ilett

You might also like...

Sep
23
Modular Nuclear Reactors: So What?

Modular Nuclear Reactors: So What?

The Rise of Modular Nuclear Reactors: Key Players and Trends In the face of climate change and the urgent need
2 min read
Aug
02
Emergency response vehicle puts IoT on wheels

Emergency response vehicle puts IoT on wheels

Australia’s National Safety Agency has developed a prototype emergency response vehicle equipped with multi-channel communications capabilities, real-time video and
2 min read
Dec
11
The wisdom of data

The wisdom of data

As cities, buildings, things and people become more connected, less attention will be paid to what is connected and how,
2 min read
Sep
30

Customer emotions can increase service costs, call times

Lots of companies talk about keeping customers satisfied, happy or even “delighted,” but a new study has dug deeper by
1 min read
Sep
21
Maharashtra eyes smarter cities with help from Oracle, HP

Maharashtra eyes smarter cities with help from Oracle, HP

Maharashtra, the largest state economy in India, has ambitious plans to quickly develop smart cities across the region and improve
1 min read