Rosa, Luiz Pinguelli; Tolmasquim, Mauricio Tiomno; … - In: Energy 23 (1998) 11, pp. 987-995
The alcohol barrel-equivalent price to gasoline in Brazil ranges from US$36.00 to 54.00. Without large subsidies, alcohol is too costly as an alternative to gasoline. In this paper, we demonstrate that significant cost reductions can be achieved through technological improvements, increased...