Potential for Large Scale Ethanol Production

Possibility of large scale ethanol production Recent US Congressional law states that by 2015, 5 billion gallons of renewable fuel (especially ethanol) will be consumed annually. Considering recent approaches to alternative fuels, various biomass solutions are being studied to meet the energy demand of 200 million cars. The most effective biofuels come from palm oil and sugarcane, but the United States has begun to focus on more local corn crops to produce new renewable fuels.

In 1975, Brazilian Petrobras began producing ethanol to promote the massive substitution of petroleum-based automotive fuels for biofuel. By replacing ethanol with gasoline (manufactured from sugar cane and cassava), 10 million gasoline fuel vehicles in Brazil have been eliminated, and the reliance on imported oil has declined. Today, Brazil is recognized as the world leader in industrial ethanol production based on the most advanced sugar cane cultivation technology in the world and the amount of arable land available in that country. In 2010, Brazilian ethanol from Petrobras was designated as one of the most advanced biofuels because it reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 61%.

Brazil is the world's largest bioethanol absorption rate, the largest ethanol fuel exporter. Brazilian ethanol production is welcomed as the most successful example of a large biofuel project. Other people have been criticized as causing deforestation at rich habitats and leading to the loss of biodiversity. Many people are also concerned about the abuse of workers rights such as unhealthy working conditions and informal child labor. In Malaysia there is a national policy to promote renewable energy for a variety of reasons, including the development of environmentally friendly energy sources, the reduction of reliance on fossil fuels, the development of agriculture, the promotion of economic development. It is the second largest international palm oil producer (after Indonesia). Converting forests to palm oil biodiesel farms raises concerns about the harmful effects of biodiversity in the area