Sökning: "Proalcool"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade ordet Proalcool.

  1. 1. From sugar strategy to energy strategy : A historical perspective on the Brazilian ethanol system

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Författare :Katarina Nilsson Lannerstedt; [2013]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : In 1975 the Brazilian military regime launched a state project called the National Alcohol Program, colloquially referred to as Proálcool, aimed at expanding the domestic production of sugarcane ethanol fuel (alcohol). The initiative was introduced in the wake of the international oil crisis in 1973, but even before that, ethanol had been used for decades in blends with gasoline to power automobiles. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Has Brazilian Ethanol Production Displaced Food Crops?

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Anders Littorin; [2009]
    Nyckelord :Brazil; sugar; Bioethanol; Acreage allocation; Ethanol; Proalcool; Supply response; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis a first order differential supply response model, the Linear Approximate Acreage Allocation Model (Holt, 1999), is used to analyze the competition between ethanol (sugarcane) and food crops (soy, corn, cotton, rice and orange) in Brazil. In this linear multi-crop supply response model total land is assumed to exogenous, leaving the shares to be estimated along with elasticities between the crops. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Etanolmarknaden i Brasilien : etanol som fordonsbränsle

    L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Författare :Patrik Ohlsson; [2005]
    Nyckelord :biobränsle;

    Sammanfattning : According to the EC fuel regulations 2 % bio fuel has to be blended in all fuel by the year 2005, and 5.75 % by the year 2010, which means ethanol for gasoline driven vehicles, so there will be a substantial demand for ethanol. Brazil already has an established industry for producing ethanol and is the leading producer and exporter of fuel ethanol. LÄS MER