Institutional, Technological and Commercial Innovations in the Brazilian Ethanol and Automotive Industries

Marcos Amatucci and Eduardo Spers ()

Chapter 9 in The Greening of the Automotive Industry, 2012, pp 164-184 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In Brazil, the most promising sources of renewable energy include ethanol and, more recently, biodiesel. Brazil has been producing ethanol for fuel since 1980, and the production of biodiesel began in 2003. Biofuels are expected to bring significant environmental, social and economic advantages as well as innovations such as flex-fuel engines for cars and motorcycles. This chapter describes the institutional, technological and commercial aspects of Brazilian ethanol and automotive system innovations.

Keywords: Sugar Cane; Ethanol Production; Automotive Industry; Brazilian Government; Sugar Cane Plantation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137018908_10

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