Brazil's Aerospace Technical Center

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September/October 1980
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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As for diesel fuel replacement, the Sao Paulan researchers have been keeping equally busy. To date, they've cultivated over 100 domestic vegetable oils for testing purposes, and have pretty much narrowed the choice down to two: peanut and palm. (The reason for excluding most of the others was not a technical one, but the fact that those plants had either food or feed value. Peanuts, however, are so abundant in Brazil that their use for fuel wouldn't noticeably dent the other markets.) The plan is to use the existing surpluses of peanut oil for fuel (and to increase the supply) until a substantial palm nut crop can be harvested ( the tree comes to maturity in about eight years and produces for an average of 30), at which point the country will utilize both types of oil as needed.

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Without any doubt, Brazil's Aerospace Technical Center is a major force in that country's struggle for energy independence, a technological "war" which is being fought out of necessity. One day (maybe sooner than we think) our own nation may be faced with the same decision . . . and there's no reason why we shouldn't start to make our choices now!

EDITOR'S NOTE: MOTHER is sponsoring an alcohol and alternative fuel tour of Brazil from January 16 to February 1, 1981. The trip will give participants a chance to see, firsthand, what that colorful South American nation is doing to become energy self-sufficient (besides giving those lucky individuals an, opportunity to lounge on Rio's beautiful sunny beaches during North America's coldest season). Sound interesting? Turn to page 90 for more details!

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