Comments on: Colombia to set ethanol production record; will reach B5, E10 targets; mandates flex-fuel vehicles by 2012 http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/06/09/colombia-to-set-ethanol-production-record-will-reach-b5-e10-targets-mandates-flex-fuel-vehicles-by-2012/ The world's most widely-read biofuels daily Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joelle Brink http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/06/09/colombia-to-set-ethanol-production-record-will-reach-b5-e10-targets-mandates-flex-fuel-vehicles-by-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-2796 Joelle Brink Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:50:50 +0000 http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/?p=12426#comment-2796 Colombia began producing ethanol only three years ago, and started off with the state of the art in planning, agricultural expertise and production technology--combined with very strict land use and environmental regulations. Its sugar productivity per acre is the highest in the world and at present uses only one compact central valley, minimizing transportation costs. Expansion along the same model is planned to two other growing areas. Ethanol production facilities are co-located in growing areas and use the latest Praj Industries ethanol production technology, which minimizes water use and turns vinasse into fertilizer. With these efficiencies I would be surprised if Colombia didn't meet its production targets. This January the USDA's Economic Research Service published a study of the Colombian ethanol production as an international model. Colombia began producing ethanol only three years ago, and started off with the state of the art in planning, agricultural expertise and production technology–combined with very strict land use and environmental regulations.

Its sugar productivity per acre is the highest in the world and at present uses only one compact central valley, minimizing transportation costs. Expansion along the same model is planned to two other growing areas.

Ethanol production facilities are co-located in growing areas and use the latest Praj Industries ethanol production technology, which minimizes water use and turns vinasse into fertilizer.

With these efficiencies I would be surprised if Colombia didn’t meet its production targets. This January the USDA’s Economic Research Service published a study of the Colombian ethanol production as an international model.

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