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China's Guanxi province getting serious about cassava ethanol

As we wrote recently, the Guanxi province in the south of China is using its main agricultural product, cassava, to produce ethanol. This tuberous root can be grown in dry land which, according to Xinhua's official news agency, allows biofuel production without competing with food resources. Local drivers will be able to use the biofuel soon: pumps in Guanxi's 14 cities will distribute ethanol exclusively in two weeks time. Besides cassava, China is working on producing ethanol from other sources such as sweet potatoes, sorghum and straw and ... Read more →

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