Brazil, US to Cooperate in Bioethanol Research
April 20, 2007| |
EMBRAPA, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, will become a research partner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the United States for research on bioethanol. The project portfolio, prepared by EMBRAPA biofuels specialists, will be presented to Alexander Karsner, Assistant Secretary of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), on visit in Brazil next week.
“We will elaborate a research agenda based on common interests and of mutual benefit”, said Silvio Crestana, Director-President of EMBRAPA.
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