21 Jul 2011Zimbabwe is trying to resurrect its biofuels energy sector after needlessly crucifying the ethanol project in the Lowveld 20 years ago.
More than anything else, this has been a direct response to the country's fuel crisis of 2003-2009 and an attempt to gain some energy independence.
Zimbabwe, which is heavily dependent on imports for its fuel needs, scarcely had the environment in mind when it discontinued ethanol production.
If at all it had, then it would have cared to breathe life in an eco-friendly project that had been running since 1979, sustaining jobs and limiting emissions of greenhouse gases.
But the sudden focus on the production of sustainable clean technologies in the form of bio-diesel and ethanol has resulted in two "happy accidents".
http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/news/biofuels_happy_accident
