Brazil has had a thriving ethanol industry because of a confluence of factors that made ethanol dramatically cheaper than gas. But that’s changed, which has pressured the ethanol industry and Brazil’s government to consider what to do next.
Researcher says rising corn prices could spark global food riots
Ethanol has largely fizzled here in the US. But in Brazil, people have been driving their cars for years powered only by sugarcane ethanol. In recent years though, ethanol in Brazil has hit a speed bump.
Cellulosic Fuel Update
Cellulosic ethanol was supposed to be the commercial, carbon-neutral fuel by now. What happened?
Ethanol supporters argue that the alternative energy source should not be targeted, but cutting the subsidies could save the federal government billions. Takeaway Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, reports.
The future of fuel?
Is this brown sludge the future of fuel? It used to be garbage, but now a Danish energy company wants to turn it into ethanol, and other biofuels. Find out more in our latest Technology Podcast with host Clark Boyd.
The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Denmark on a new factory that’s making ethanol from straw. If the technology pans out, supporters hope it will help replace both gasoline and biofuels made from food crops.
