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Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:26:04 AM

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Brazil Inaugurates World's First Ethanol-Fired Power Plant in MinasGerais, an Industrial Info News Alert

Feb 4, 2010 05:20:34 (ET)


CORDOBA, ARGENTINA, Feb 04, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Juiz de Fora, the world's first ethanol-fueled power plant, was opened January 19 by Petrobras (PBR, Trade ) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The 87-megawatt power plant was upgraded to be able to switch between natural gas and sugarcane-based ethanol feedstocks instantaneously. The facility is equipped with two General Electric (GE, Trade ) combustion turbines and Alstom (EPA:ALO) generators.


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