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Название: Альтернативные виды топлива на англ. языке Главные Пункты: * Компания Shell приобрела долю акций компании - мирового лидера в области биоэтаноловых технологий. Shell использует биоэтанол, т.к. этот вид топлива позволяет сократить выбросы парникового газа, производимые автомобилями. (05.06.2002) Полный Текст Альтернативные виды топлива на англ. языке Альтернативные виды топлива на англ. языке *** SHELL INVESTS IN GREEN FUEL TECHNOLOGY Shell Oil Products (Shell) announced today that it has purchased an equity stake in Iogen Energy Corporation, a world-leading bioethanol technology company. The US$29mln investment will enable the Canadian based company to develop more rapidly the world's first commercial-scale biomass to ethanol plant. Duncan Macleod, Manager, Portfolio Development, Shell Global Solutions International, says: "This is another positive development for Shell. Bio-ethanol, when blended with gasoline, is one of a range of environmentally friendly fuels Shell is exploring as it has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions of vehicles. Unlike conventional fuel ethanol, a high-octane alcohol produced from the fermentation of sugar derived from the starch in grains such as corn and wheat, bioethanol is made from the fermentation of sugars derived from the plant fiber in renewable feed stocks such as wood and straw. Compared with gasoline, ethanol made from plant fiber releases over 90 percent lower carbon dioxide emissions - a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. In certain countries for example, Sweden, USA and Brazil, ethanol is already blended into gasoline, but bioethanol potentially offers a more economic and sustainable blending component. EWireAlert@ewire-news.com Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) 44 Electronic Bulletin: |