World-first engine test to convert sugarcane into clean power - ChiniMandi

Brazil is starting to test an ethanol-powered engine for large-scale electricity production.

The technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with the Brazilian energy company Energética Suape II S.A., the majority owned by the 4M Economic Group, to carry out the first global clean energy test. In it, ethanol (a biofuel produced mainly from sugar cane) will be used to generate clean energy. The test, which will be carried out at the Suape II power plant in Recife, Brazil, will test the world’s first ethanol-powered engine for large-scale ele…

World-first engine test to convert sugarcane into clean power

Technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with Brazilian energy company Energetica Suape II S.A to conduct a world-first trial that will see ethanol produced from sugarcane used to generate clean power. Taking place at the Suape II power station in Recife, Brazil, the trial will test the world’s-first ethanol-fuelled engine for large-scale electricity generation. Related article: Grant supports sugarcane biorefinery in Queensland Brazil is the lar…

World-first engine test to convert sugarcane into clean power - ChiniMandi

Technology group Wärtsilä has partnered with Brazilian energy company Energetica Suape II S.A, majority owned by Grupo Econômico 4M, to conduct a world-first clean energy trial, which will see ethanol – a biofuel mainly produced from sugarcane – used to generate clean power. Taking place at the Suape II power station in Recife, Brazil, the trial will test the world’s-first ethanol-fuelled engine for large-scale electricity generation. The ethano…