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Biofuels
Abengoa also developing second-generation biofuel in Brazil
16-1-2012A pilot plant in Babilafuente (Salamanca), construction underway of an industrial-scale facility in Hugoton (Kansas), and now selection by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to produce second-generation ethanol from sugar cane biomass. Abengoa is committed to second-generation biofuels, as is Brazil, where some experts forecast a surge in ethanol output and exports after the United States lifted its import duties.
On 12 January, Abengoa announced that it had been selected by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Promotion and Investment Agency for Studies and Projects (FINEP) to adapt its second-generation ethanol technology to produce ethanol from sugar cane biomass. The project, which forms part of the Industrial Innovation Programme for the Sugar Energy Sector (PAISS), will enable Abengoa to produce bioethanol and biobutanol from sugar cane straw and bagasse.
The Spanish multinational will be responsible for implementing the technology required for the project, as well as undertaking the engineering work to develop a plant with the capacity to generate 100 million litres of ethanol per annum. The experience gained developing the plant in Hugoton (Kansas) will serve to develop the project in Brazil, which will have a similar capacity and will produce ethanol from corn biomass using enzymatic hydrolysis.
Abengoa also already has experience in Brazil, where it has two ethanol plants that use cogeneration, both in the State of São Paulo (Pirassununga and São João da Boa Vista).
For additional information:
www.abengoa.es
