UNICA says Brazilian experience with ethanol shows E15 benefits environment

In Brazil, the trade association of the Brazilian sugar industry, UNICA, submitted comments to the US EPA endorsing the use of higher than 10% ethanol blends in US gasoline.  The group said that “nearly a century of Brazilian experience with ethanol blended fuels at 15 percent and higher demonstrates that such fuels can lead to significant environmental and greenhouse gas benefits without environmental concerns or technology modifications that differ from those of E10.

Thus, UNICA submits the comments below to reinforce that EPA can raise the allowable ethanol content to achieve its goals of realizing technologically feasible, cost efficient improvements that lead to real environmental benefits. UNICA’s submission includes a brief review of the Brazilian experience with ethanol-gasoline blends and key technical aspects in support of the waiver application.

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