Agroenergy and Biofuels Atlas of the Americas: Ethanol

IICA

2007

978-92-9039-817-2

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This document is the first in a series designed to publicize the development of the agroenergy and biofuels industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of an observatory that IICA has developed for monitoring this progress, consistent with the mandates received from the Institute’s member countries. The document is based on responses that IICA Offices in the member countries provided in 21 questions. It seeks to provide a perspective on the current and potential output of feedstocks for ethanol production, with a particular emphasis on sugarcane and the state of the art in ethanol production, and the regulatory framework for its use as fuel in countries of the region. The document is divided into two parts. The first provides an overview of sugar and ethanol production in Latin America. The second focuses on the status of agroenergy and biofuel production, broken down by country. In both cases, data is presented on gasoline consumption in the region, the minimum surface area required to produce E10 ethanol, the regulatory frameworks governing production, the use and management of biofuels, the research under way aimed at improving sugarcane and ethanol production, other crops that could be used to produce ethanol besides sugar, the interest that governments and the private sector have shown in promoting biofuel production and use, and the willingness of national institutions to associate themselves with the Inter-American Ethanol Commission. [Extracto, Introduction]

América Latina; Bioetanol; Etanol;