Brazil's B2 law goes into effect at 35,000 fuel stations
As of Tuesday of this week, all diesel fuel sold in Brazil contains just a pinch (two percent) of biodiesel. The UPI reports that its sources say the law is good for farmers in the country and "won't increase costs for fuel marketing companies" or how much customers pay at the pump. UPI says that the National Petroleum Agency has data that shows that Brazil will save around $410 million a year through importing less diesel.
While Brazil is known as the king of ethanol in biofuel circles, the country's leaders have been accelerating biodiesel production so much that the next phase of the mandatory biodiesel blending law (B5) will likely be a reality by 2010 instead of 2012.
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Karkus 6:30PM (1/04/2008)
Great approach! Studies have shown that just a little biodiesel really improves certain emissions (while larger % don't give you much extra improvement). That means having everyone run B2 or B5 or watever is much better in terms of emissions than having just a few people trying to run B100.
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Lad 11:28AM (1/05/2008)
Brazil is a country that "gets it." You must hand it to them for having a well-thought out plan to build a sustainable interim plan for energy. No doubt their next steps will include the move to PHEVs and BEVs charged by electricity generated by solar energy. It really makes sense to build PHEVs, charged by solar energy and using ethanol to power range extenders.
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