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Biofuel: What Is It & What Are The Leading Countries
Sunday, 06 December 2009 09:33 | Written by Joshua Adekane |
Biofuels are currently the best environmentally conscious alternative to the use of fossil fuels. Brazil is the world leader in the production of biofuels thanks to the investment that its government has been providing for the past 40 years.
Biofuels are currently the best environmentally conscious alternative to the use of fossil fuels. Brazil is the world leader in the production of biofuels thanks to the investment that its government has been providing for the past 40 years.
World's Main Biofuel: Ethanol
The world's most important Biofuel: Ethanol
Currently, the main use of biofuel is for the production of ethanol, a gasoline mix of biofuels and fossil fuels. Brazil has been able to optimize their production to a point where they are exporting their surplus. The majority of their vehicles are also able to efficiently use ethanol. They are finding new ways to improve the original recipe of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent biofuel. So far, they have managed to get a recipe of 75 percent gasoline and 25% biofuel.
Why it is so important to develop biofuels? Oil and Coal will eventually be depleted by humans in the future. Biofuels are produced from renewable crop therefore it is considered as an eco-friendly source along with solar, wind and geothermal energy. Another advantages is that biofuels emit less carbon dioxyde than fossil fuels.
Brazil's leadership in Green energy
Brazil has been investing in biofuels since the'70's when other nations were closing their doors for the development of this alternative energy source. This was especially hard for the Brazilian government as oil prices were low.
The event that would trigger Brazil's decision to develop ethanol was the Middle East Embargo of'73. In order to encourage the private sector, the Brazilian government gave large subsidies and tax exemptions. By'90, Brazil was no longer dependent on other countries for energy. The'79 Fiat produced in Brazil was the first vehicle to run on ethanol in the world.
Brazil is now sharing its knowledge about ethanol internationally with a focus on developing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. Analysts are saying that results are starting to show with the decline in oil prices in the past couple of months.
Other countries are investing in developing their own biofuel with the resources available. Europe is currently focusing on wheat and sugar beets. Asia is using palm oil. China is using sorghum. The United States have replaced corn with soybean and switch grass. Great Britain is developing solid biofuels with dried farm manure and trash.
Even though other countries have made large investments, they have not been able to produce a biofuel that surpasses Brazil's sugarcane.
by JoshuaAdekane
Biofuels are currently the best environmentally conscious alternative to the use of fossil fuels. Brazil is the world leader in the production of biofuels thanks to the investment that its government has been providing for the past 40 years.
World's Main Biofuel: Ethanol
The world's most important Biofuel: Ethanol
Currently, the main use of biofuel is for the production of ethanol, a gasoline mix of biofuels and fossil fuels. Brazil has been able to optimize their production to a point where they are exporting their surplus. The majority of their vehicles are also able to efficiently use ethanol. They are finding new ways to improve the original recipe of 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent biofuel. So far, they have managed to get a recipe of 75 percent gasoline and 25% biofuel.
Why it is so important to develop biofuels? Oil and Coal will eventually be depleted by humans in the future. Biofuels are produced from renewable crop therefore it is considered as an eco-friendly source along with solar, wind and geothermal energy. Another advantages is that biofuels emit less carbon dioxyde than fossil fuels.
Brazil's leadership in Green energy
Brazil has been investing in biofuels since the'70's when other nations were closing their doors for the development of this alternative energy source. This was especially hard for the Brazilian government as oil prices were low.
The event that would trigger Brazil's decision to develop ethanol was the Middle East Embargo of'73. In order to encourage the private sector, the Brazilian government gave large subsidies and tax exemptions. By'90, Brazil was no longer dependent on other countries for energy. The'79 Fiat produced in Brazil was the first vehicle to run on ethanol in the world.
Brazil is now sharing its knowledge about ethanol internationally with a focus on developing countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. Analysts are saying that results are starting to show with the decline in oil prices in the past couple of months.
Other countries are investing in developing their own biofuel with the resources available. Europe is currently focusing on wheat and sugar beets. Asia is using palm oil. China is using sorghum. The United States have replaced corn with soybean and switch grass. Great Britain is developing solid biofuels with dried farm manure and trash.
Even though other countries have made large investments, they have not been able to produce a biofuel that surpasses Brazil's sugarcane.
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