BP foca o crescimento do seu biocombustivel no Brasil e nos Estados Unidos

(Notícia em Inglês)
BP will target its biofuels energies on energy grasses in the US and sugar cane in Brazil, holding off on biofuel investments in the rest of the world for now.

That’s according to James Primrose, head of strategy at BP Biofuels, who was speaking to Reuters today at World Ethanol 2010, which is taking place in Geneva this week.

Primrose said a combination of government incentives and clear alternative energy regulations are currently giving the Americas region an advantage over Europe or Asia.

Referring to the Mexican oil spill, he said BP had already committed to expanding its alternative fuels portfolio before the incident.

In July of this year, BP Biofuels North America purchased the cellulosic biofuels business of Verenium at a cost of US$98.3m, with the aim of developing low-carbon sustainable biofuels as part of its US biofuels business.

BP is concentrating its biofuel efforts on the southeastern states of the US, as it says the climatic conditions favour the growth of crops such as sugar cane at a scale to supply commercial biofuel production facilities.