Potential production of energy cane for fuel in the Caribbean

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AIChE Natl. Meet.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5856699

Samuels, G

Sugarcane grown as energy cane presents a new potential to the Caribbean countries to provide their own energy needs and to reduce or eliminate fuel oil imports. The use of proper agronomic techniques can convert conventional sugarcane growing to a crop capable of giving energy feedstocks in the form of fiber for boiler fuel for electricity and fermentable solids for alcohol for motor fuel. Sugarcane can still be obtained from the energy cane for domestic consumption and export if desired. The aerable land now devoted to sugarcane can utilized for energy-cane production without causing any serious imbalance in food crop production.

• OSTI ID: 5856699
• Report Number(s): CONF-840828-
• Journal Information: AIChE Natl. Meet.; (United States), Vol. 86; Conference: International synfuels policies and technologies symposium, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19 Aug 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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09 BIOMASS FUELS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
SUGAR CANE
PRODUCTION
ALCOHOL FUELS
BOILER FUELS
CARIBBEAN SEA
ATLANTIC OCEAN
FUELS
GRASS
PLANTS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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