Biofuelling Brazil: An Overview of the Bioethanol Success Story in Brazil

Brazil embarked on an ambitious fuel program in the early 70s to exploit greater use of ethanol as a transport fuel. Though the road has been a rocky one, today the country offsets the need to consume a significant amount of fossil fuels via the use of ethanol. Paul Grad provides an overview of the past and current situation in this sector and its potential for more widespread adoption in the energy mix.