Green Options » Energy Production http://greenoptions.com/tag/energy-production Posts tagged 'Energy Production' Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en China to Miss its 2010 Ethanol Target http://ecoworldly.com/2008/10/22/china-to-miss-its-2010-ethanol-target/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/10/22/china-to-miss-its-2010-ethanol-target/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:38 +0000 Amiel Blajchman http://ecoworldly.com/2008/10/22/china-to-miss-its-2010-ethanol-target/ Corn vs CaneAccording to a recent Reuters report, China will miss its 2010 ethanol as fuel target. This is because China is not relaxing control over non-grain feedstocks, at the same time as restricting ethanol production through grain.

“We are unable to meet the ethanol target. The major reason is because of a shortage of raw material,” said Ren Dongming, a deputy director with Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission.

This is quite significant, since China has been ranked as the third largest ethanol producer in the world.

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