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Ethanol Summit 2009 finds consensus on ethanol certification

The Brazilian city of São Paulo hosted this year's edition of the Ethanol Summit. Opened by former President Clinton, one of the main issues this year was how to certify sustainable ethanol. You know the story: The EU wants to burn more ethanol in order to curb greenhouse emissions and is committed to use 10 percent biofuels. When demand exceeds local production, EU companies use imports, requesting that the imported fuel is made using certified sustainable sources. However, many organizations state that some ethanol producers don't use ... Read more →

Another eco option for Brazilians: Citron Xsara Picasso Eco Xavier Navarro

It seems that it's not just Europeans who are getting green (or blue) labels for virtually every model of the road. We recently reported that Volkswagen has taken the BlueMotion badge to Brazil and ...

Brazil to experiment with hydrogen Derrick Y. Noh

Brazil, the world's largest ethanol producer, announced it will be conducting two projects investigating the use of hydrogen as a fuel for buses. The first will be to implement a test fleet of 5 ...

Ethanol Summit 2009 finds consensus on ethanol certification 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Brazilian city of São Paulo hosted this year's edition of the Ethanol Summit. Opened by former President Clinton, one of the main issues this year was how to certify sustainable ethanol. You know the story: The EU wants to burn more ethanol in order to curb greenhouse emissions and is ...

Another eco option for Brazilians: Citron Xsara Picasso Eco 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that it's not just Europeans who are getting green (or blue) labels for virtually every model of the road. We recently reported that Volkswagen has taken the BlueMotion badge to Brazil and that the Smart fortwo is being put on sale there. Well, it looks like Citroën has had the same ...

Brazil to experiment with hydrogen 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Brazil, the world's largest ethanol producer, announced it will be conducting two projects investigating the use of hydrogen as a fuel for buses. The first will be to implement a test fleet of 5 buses in Sao Paulo that run on hydrogen fuel cells. After the four-year experiment, assuming the ...


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