Wednesday, November 12, 2008

27.7 Billion Gallons Of Ethanol To Be Produced By 2012

(Photo from Device Daily)

From Device Daily:

Nowadays, the Earth is getting more and more polluted because of fossil fuels. We already know that, but still our planet suffers even more. Although it’s not the best solution, ethanol could provide a better option as an alternate fuel as anything is better than gasoline or oil. The world ethanol market is expected to reach 27.7 billion gallons by 2012 as the interest in fuel-ethanol is rising thanks to the ban on MTBE in several countries.

Ethanol is also receiving help from many governments which have strict rules and they have begun to demand the presence of ethanol in fuels. Unsurprisingly, the world leader in the production of ethanol will be the USA which has mandated a use of 8 billion gallons of ethanol by 2012. The US is aiming to cut down greenhouse gas emissions, and to reduce their dependence on oil therefore ethanol will be an important part when renewable fuels will take over.

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