Construction: Begins Operating in Antarctica with Ethanol Supplied by Petrobras
(TBPetroleum.com/Petrobras) Began operating today (10), with fuel supplied by Petrobras, the Construction: ethanol that will illuminate the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station. With this initiative, Brazil will be the first country to use biofuel for energy production on the continent. The equipment has the capacity to supply all the energy necessary to the operations and scientific programs conducted at the station.
… Biofuel and equipment, developed by Vale Solutions in Energy (VSE), left in October from Brazil to ship in Antarctic Ocean Research Rongel Ary. Then a team of Brazilian engineers went to the continent to carry out installations and tests required to operate the equipment. From now and for a year, the Construction: will operate in full sync with the existing diesel motor generators, preserving the current energy park as an additional measure of security. READ MORE