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47 relations: Alternative energy, Automotive industry in Brazil, Bagasse, BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport, Biofuel, Cane, Cane (grass), Cellulosic ethanol, Chevrolet Chevette, Common ethanol fuel mixtures, Electricity sector in Brazil, Energy development, Energy Victory, Ethanol fuel, Ethanol fuel in the Philippines, Ethanol fuel in the United States, Flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil, Food vs. fuel, Ford Landau, Human rights in Brazil, Index of Brazil-related articles, Indirect land use change impacts of biofuels, Leapfrogging, Low-carbon fuel standard, Maranhão, Mário Garnero, Nova Alvorada do Sul, Petrobras, Petroleum politics, Photosynthetic efficiency, Recife, Rede Integrada de Transporte, Renewable energy, Renewable energy in Brazil, Renewable energy in developing countries, Renewable energy industry, Renewable fuels, Ribeirão Preto, Sustainable transport, Taxicab, The Amazing Race 9, UNICA, UNICA, Brazil, United States energy independence, Volkswagen, Volkswagen do Brasil, 2007–08 world food price crisis.
Alternative energy
Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel.
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Automotive industry in Brazil
The Brazilian automotive industry competed with other Latin American ones (Mexico and Argentina) comparably till 1960, but had two jumps then, making Brazil as a regional leader at first and one of the World's leaders moreover.
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Bagasse
Bagasse is the fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
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BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport
BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport (BEST) was a four-year project financially supported by the European Union for promoting the introduction and market penetration of bioethanol as a vehicle fuel, and the introduction and wider use of flexible-fuel vehicles and ethanol-powered vehicles on the world market.
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Biofuel
A biofuel is a fuel that is produced through contemporary biological processes, such as agriculture and anaerobic digestion, rather than a fuel produced by geological processes such as those involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum, from prehistoric biological matter.
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Cane
Cane are very tall perennial grasses, with flexible stalks, that grow in damp soils.
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Cane (grass)
Cane is any of various tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks, and more specifically from the genus Arundinaria.
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Cellulosic ethanol
Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol (ethyl alcohol) produced from cellulose (the stringy fiber of a plant) rather than from the plant's seeds or fruit.
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Chevrolet Chevette
The Chevrolet Chevette is a front-engine, rear-drive subcompact car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet for the model years 1976-1987 in three-door and five-door hatchback body styles.
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Common ethanol fuel mixtures
Several common ethanol fuel mixtures are in use around the world.
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Electricity sector in Brazil
The electricity sector in Brazil is the largest in South America.
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Energy development
Energy development is the field of activities focused on obtaining sources of energy from natural resources.
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Energy Victory
Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil is a 2007 book by Robert Zubrin.
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Ethanol fuel
Ethanol fuel is ethyl alcohol, the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, used as fuel.
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Ethanol fuel in the Philippines
The Philippines Biofuels Act 2006 requires oil companies to use biofuels in all "liquid fuels for motors and engines sold in the Philippines." All gasoline sold in the country must contain at least 5 percent ethanol by February 2009, and by 2011, the mandated blend can go up to 10 percent.
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Ethanol fuel in the United States
The United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol fuel in 2005.
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Flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil
The fleet of flexible-fuel vehicles in Brazil is the largest in the world, and since their inception in 2003, a total of 20 million flex fuel cars and light trucks have been manufactured in the country by June 2013, and over 3 million flexible-fuel motorcycles by October 2013.
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Food vs. fuel
Food versus fuel is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production to the detriment of the food supply.
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Ford Landau
Launched at the 1970 São Paulo Auto Show, the Ford Landau was a full-size car, manufactured in Brazil from 1971 until 1983 by Ford Brasil at their São Paulo facility.
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Human rights in Brazil
Human rights in Brazil include the right to life and freedom of speech; and condemnation of slavery and torture.
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Index of Brazil-related articles
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil).
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Indirect land use change impacts of biofuels
The indirect land use change impacts of biofuels, also known as ILUC, relates to the unintended consequence of releasing more carbon emissions due to land-use changes around the world induced by the expansion of croplands for ethanol or biodiesel production in response to the increased global demand for biofuels.
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Leapfrogging
The concept of leapfrogging is used in many different domains of economics and business, and was originally developed in the field of industrial organization and economic growth.
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Low-carbon fuel standard
A low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is a rule enacted to reduce carbon intensity in transportation fuels as compared to conventional petroleum fuels, such as gasoline and diesel.
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Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil.
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Mário Garnero
Mário Garnero (Campinas, 15 August 1937) is a Brazilian banker and entrepreneur.
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Nova Alvorada do Sul
Nova Alvorada do Sul is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras, more commonly known as simply Petrobras, is a semi-public Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Petroleum politics
Petroleum politics have been an increasingly important aspect of diplomacy since the rise of the petroleum industry in the Middle East in the early 20th century.
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Photosynthetic efficiency
The photosynthetic efficiency is the fraction of light energy converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis in plants and algae.
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Recife
Recife is the fourth-largest urban agglomeration in Brazil with 3,995,949 inhabitants, the largest urban agglomeration of the North/Northeast Regions, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco in the northeast corner of South America.
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Rede Integrada de Transporte
Rede Integrada de Transporte (also known as RIT, locally pronounced, Portuguese for Integrated Transportation Network) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Curitiba, Brazil, implemented in 1974.
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Renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.
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Renewable energy in Brazil
Renewable energy accounted for more than 85.4% of the domestically produced electricity used in Brazil.
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Renewable energy in developing countries
Renewable energy technology has sometimes been seen as a costly luxury item by critics, and affordable only in the affluent developed world.
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Renewable energy industry
The renewable-energy industry is the part of the energy industry focusing on new and appropriate renewable energy technologies.
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Renewable fuels
Renewable fuels are fuels produced from renewable resources.
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Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil.
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Sustainable transport
Sustainable transport refers to the broad subject of transport that is sustainable in the senses of social, environmental and climate impacts and the ability to, in the global scope, supply the source energy indefinitely.
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Taxicab
A taxicab, also known as a taxi or a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.
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The Amazing Race 9
The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. The season featured eleven teams of two, all with pre-existing relationships, in a race around the world for a grand prize.
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UNICA
UNICA may refer to.
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UNICA, Brazil
UNICA (União da Indústria de Cana-de-Açúcar), the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, is a lobbying organization of producers of sugarcane and ethanol fuel.
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United States energy independence
U.S. energy independence relates to the goal of reducing the United States imports of petroleum and other foreign sources of energy.
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen, shortened to VW, is a German automaker founded on 28 May 1937 by the German Labour Front under Adolf Hitler and headquartered in Wolfsburg.
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Volkswagen do Brasil
Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. is a subsidiary arm of Volkswagen Group, established in 1953 with local assembly of the Volkswagen Type 1 from parts imported from Germany.
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2007–08 world food price crisis
World food prices increased dramatically in 2007 and the first and second quarter of 2008, creating a global crisis and causing political and economic instability and social unrest in both poor and developed nations.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
