Ethanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that is produced from renewable resources – in the case of Stratos Renewables, from sugarcane that can be grown and harvested in Peru year-round. Sugarcane, containing the highest starch content of any plant stock, enables nearly three times the ethanol yields when compared to U.S. corn, helping to drive down costs and balance supply and demand. Sugar-based ethanol produces 80 percent less net greenhouse gases than gasoline, and boasts an estimated higher “energy balance” of just over 8:1. Also, because sugarcane is a renewable resource, ethanol fuel produced from it satisfies short-term needs and long-term requirements as well.
Brazil is the world’s leader in ethanol consumption using nearly two-thirds of the production. Although some oil is still in use, Brazil has achieved two major goals of a comprehensive biofuels program commencing in the mid 1970’s in response to rising gasoline prices and the energy crisis.
In 2005, ethanol accounted for 41 percent of all non-diesel motor vehicle fuel sold, and so-called “flex fuel” vehicles (automobiles that run on gasoline, ethanol, or any blend of the two) reached a 70-percent share of the non-diesel vehicle market. Using ethanol has provided citizens with a cheaper alternative fuel to gasoline on a per-unit basis and reduces CO2 emissions to 20 percent of what it had previously been. This is especially promising since many countries regularly cite reducing harmful emissions as one of their greatest environmental challenges.
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