If you can read German, then you might be interested to read a good summary of the bio-ethanol technology and availability on the ADAC website. It covers the different types of bio-ethanol, their production, and discusses whether they are really CO2-neutral.
ADAC is Germany’s largest automobile club, with around 15 million members.
Of course, I guess you could use bio-ethanol in other areas where fossil fuels have been used until now.
Here is one example: a table-top bio-ethanol fire. It is made of glass and uses 1/2 litre of bio-ethanol to burn for 6 hours.
It looks very interesting, but will it keep you warm on a cold winter night?
I have blogged before about how bio-ethanol does not have to be made from crops, as there are alternatives such as wood-chippings.
This video on YouTube underlines that point, showing how a company in Japan is using so-called “woody biomas” to produce bio-ethanol.
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