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Oil companies invest in Brazilian ethanol

The interest from the oil companies in Brazilian ethanol, both in production and distribution, is growing. Following British oil company BP PLC, which announced in 2008 investments of US$1 billion in a Brazilian biofuel project, Royal Dutch Shell PLC is … Continue reading

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Jatropha Takes Root in Brazil

A worker in Mozambique holding jatropha seeds. Efforts to make jatropha-based biofuel have met with mixed success. A Brazilian start-up is testing the possibility of implementing a large-scale biofuels project using jatropha, a family of hardy, succulent plants. The company, … Continue reading

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United States and Brazil sign agreement on biofuels

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) announced today that they have signed an agreement that could accelerate the development and international commercialization of biofuels.  The announcement was made at the International … Continue reading

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Biofuel in Brazil is not a dream, it is a reality

The Washington Post today compares the biofuel industry in the US and in Brazil. If on one side the American public opinion is in doubt about ethanol’s green credentials, the tecnology in Brazil has overcome all the obstacle and today … Continue reading

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