São Paulo – Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Petrobras president José Sérgio Gabrielli inaugurated on Tuesday (19) the conversion of the Thermal-electric mill in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, to operate with ethanol. According to information disclosed by Petrobras, it is the world’s first mill to operate with fuel alcohol.
According to the state-owned oil company, the mill is now dual-fuelled. That is, it can operate both with ethanol and with fossil fuels, as is the case with most of the vehicles produced in Brazil. It has been testing operation with alcohol since December 31st and has installed capacity of 87 megawatts.
*Translated by Mark Ament
