The Brazilian alcohol programme, focussing exclusively on the industrial-scale production of ethanol, has been successfully operating for more than thirty years. This article discusses how the same can be accomplished for cooking and household energy - a Proalcool movement for the household. Instead of relying on large scale ethanol production and distribution, the household energy market can be provided with ethanol from micro distilleries - a distributed rather than centralized energy model.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tapping-potential-brazils-proalcool-movement-household-energy-sector
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/regina-couto
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-murren
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/boiling-point
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution-control
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethanol
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/household-appliances
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/household-energy
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/appropriate-technology
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
