Boston Firm Aims to Build Biofuel Plants in Ukraine
September 2, 2015http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2015/08/boston_firm_aims_to_wean_ukraine_off_russian_gas
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A Boston firm is working to build almost two dozen biofuel plants in Ukraine to help reduce the country's reliance on Russian natural gas.
The Ukraine Agro Valley Association plans to build 20 factories across the country that would produce biofuel pellets. Each factory is planned to be surrounded by 10,000 acres of farm for the crops. The factories are likely to begin operation by 2017, but miscanthus, the crop to be used as feedstock, need to be planted a year before factory operation.
Miscanthus, regarded as one of the best crops to make biofuels, would be used to make pellets that can be burned for fuel. However, it initially will have to be brought into the country.
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