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Central America Eyes Sweet Alternative to Oil
"We need to reduce our dependence on oil by promoting the production of ethanol and biodiesel."
"In addition to fuel, what we can generate is a number of important jobs growing sugar cane."
- Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras
"In addition to fuel, what we can generate is a number of important jobs growing sugar cane."
- Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras
San Antonio Suchitepequez, Guatemala - At the Palo Gordo refinery two hours' drive south of Guatemala City, a Brazilian-designed ethanol processing plant hums next to decades-old machinery turning freshly cut cane into sugar.
Sugar-producing countries are looking to ethanol to breathe new life into the decades-old sugar industry. The fuel, also known as ethyl alcohol, is made from a sugar by-product and then mixed with gasoline to reduce pollution and lower prices.