The Spanish Bioethanol Association is born
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
On June 25, the foundation ceremony of the
Spanish Bioethanol Association took place. This association is born to promote
the use of biofuels that substitute gasoline in the mobility sector.
These are two of the first specific objectives
of the association:
- To promote an adequate training and
information on this renewable fuel in such a way that its advantages are known by
the administrations and the whole society.
- To achieve that the final user can find the blend
known as E85 (85% bioethanol, 15% gasoline) in the Spanish refuelling stations.
Figure 1. E85 pump
The press release issued states that:
"Bioethanol is a renewable fuel produced from sustainable crops that
provides undoubted environmental improvements, contributes to the development
of the rural economy and the maintenance of jobs in the agricultural sector and
is a transition towards a low carbon economy, without the need to put at risk
the European automotive industry. Bioethanol is an autochthonous fuel in Spain.
The first generation from crops is the biofuel that most benefits the European
farmer and avoids an average of 70% of CO2 emissions compared to
petroleum derivatives. "
The elected Board of Directors is composed of
the following companies:
- Bioetanol Galicia
- Bernabé Campal
- Ceferino Nogueira
- Ership
- ADM Agro Ibérica
- COFCO International
Agrocomercial
- Agroalimentación Mendoza Pérez
- Novozymes- Cooperativas Agroalimentarias
