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    Pilot Ethanol Plant in Honduras Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) Executive Secretariat For Integral Development (Sedi)

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    The document summarizes a pilot ethanol plant project in Honduras. The project aims to [1] install a micro-distillery pilot ethanol plant in Honduras that can produce 600-800 liters of ethanol per day from sugarcane juice, [2] demonstrate the feasibility of producing fuel-grade ethanol locally to facilitate research and diversify the energy matrix, and [3] grant the pilot plant to a university for management to train engineers and promote sustainable energy development. The plant is expected to provide information on local ethanol production and usage while positively impacting the environment, rural development, and energy security in Honduras.

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    The document summarizes a pilot ethanol plant project in Honduras. The project aims to [1] install a micro-distillery pilot ethanol plant in Honduras that can produce 600-800 liters of ethanol per day from sugarcane juice, [2] demonstrate the feasibility of producing fuel-grade ethanol locally to facilitate research and diversify the energy matrix, and [3] grant the pilot plant to a university for management to train engineers and promote sustainable energy development. The plant is expected to provide information on local ethanol production and usage while positively impacting the environment, rural development, and energy security in Honduras.

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    The document summarizes a pilot ethanol plant project in Honduras. The project aims to [1] install a micro-distillery pilot ethanol plant in Honduras that can produce 600-800 liters of ethanol per day from sugarcane juice, [2] demonstrate the feasibility of producing fuel-grade ethanol locally to facilitate research and diversify the energy matrix, and [3] grant the pilot plant to a university for management to train engineers and promote sustainable energy development. The plant is expected to provide information on local ethanol production and usage while positively impacting the environment, rural development, and energy security in Honduras.

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    The document summarizes a pilot ethanol plant project in Honduras. The project aims to [1] install a micro-distillery pilot ethanol plant in Honduras that can produce 600-800 liters of ethanol per day from sugarcane juice, [2] demonstrate the feasibility of producing fuel-grade ethanol locally to facilitate research and diversify the energy matrix, and [3] grant the pilot plant to a university for management to train engineers and promote sustainable energy development. The plant is expected to provide information on local ethanol production and usage while positively impacting the environment, rural development, and energy security in Honduras.

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    PILOT ETHANOL PLANT IN HONDURAS

    DEPARTMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (DSD)


    EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT (SEDI)

    Background

    “Biofuels Outreach Support of the Implementation of the U.S. – Brazil MOU for Biofuels
    Development” Project

    The OAS, through its General Secretariat (GS/OAS), is implementing many programs that supports the goals
    of the U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Agreement, and which is consistent with the objectives described in the
    Declaration from the 37th General Assembly, Energy for Sustainable Development.
    The U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Agreement was signed in March 2007 and includes provisions to support the
    establishment of sustainable bioenergy programs and projects in several countries of Latin America and the
    Caribbean (LAC), thereby helping to diversify the energy production mix and to improve economic
    sustainability and competitiveness. In this pursuit, the GS/OAS works with the partner governments and
    other collaborators to facilitate energy, transport, and agricultural sector reform; improve energy and
    agricultural sector governance; and develop institutional, technical, and legal capacity among the public and
    private sectors in the project countries for sustainable bioenergy development and use. The work program
    initially focused on the four countries selected by the United States and Brazil for the first phase of this
    initiative: St. Kitts & Nevis, El Salvador, Haiti, and Dominican Republic. In 2008, phase two countries were
    added to include three in LAC—Guatemala, Honduras, and Jamaica— and two in West Africa, Senegal and
    Guinea Bissau.
    The purpose of this Project is to install and commission a Micro-Distillery Micro distillery- pilot ethanol plant
    in Honduras. The Pilot plant will be located at a local University with educational and experimental
    purposes. The plant will use sugarcane juice from small farmers located in Catacamas, Olancho. The selected
    Contractor will perform this work on an independent basis, addressing the specific needs of the region
    where the plant will be located, with the longer term purpose of developing a viable bioethanol industry in
    the country as an alternative for energy diversification, rural development and climate change mitigation.

    Background “Pilot Project”

    Among Central American countries, Honduras has demonstrated a leadership role in biofuels development,
    especially in the biodiesel arena. Honduras approved a biofuels policy in 2007 (Law 144 – 2007), and in early
    2009 put in place the corresponding implementing regulations (Regulation 45 – 2009).

    Several private investors have successfully started biodiesel projects, including a large scale project using
    palm oil. Nevertheless, the country has been lagging behind other neighboring countries in ethanol
    production. With this in mind, government officials have expressed the desire to leverage OAS support
    under the US-Brazil Biofuels Agreement to build a small micro distillery- pilot ethanol plant in the southern
    part of the country. Concurrently, the Government is establishing a similar alcohol/ethanol plant with
    independent sugar cane growers in Catacama, Olancho. With this project, the Government of Honduras
    envisions to move forward ethanol production and at the same time promote private investment, rural
    development, environmental protection, and energy security.
    The project consisted of constructing a pilot scale distillery ethanol pilot plant in the Department of
    Choluteca, located in southern Honduras in the form of "turnkey". The plant should be able to produce at
    least 600 to 800 liters of ethanol per day.

    The overall purpose of the project is to demonstrate, at a small scale, the feasibility of producing fuel-grade
    alcohol / ethanol from molasses produced in Honduras, to facilitate the research, production and use of
    ethanol as well as to promote the diversification of the energy matrix and environmental protection. For
    this, the amount of raw material needed to produce ethanol to be used in a blend with gasoline staged a 3,
    5, 8 of up to 10 percent ethanol (E10) will be identified, and the blend will be consumed by state agencies
    and or any other blend as mandated by the government.

    The ethanol plant in Catacamas, Olancho will be granted to a university for its management and
    administration. This university has been identified by the government of Honduras, represented by the
    Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and the
    Presidential Office, who acts as the principal point of contact and coordination entity. Also, the GS/OAS,
    though the Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Section of the Department of Sustainable Development,
    will take part on all decisions related to the selection of the grantee institution and project execution.

    Benefits of the Pilot Plant

     First this is the first ethanol production facility in Honduras.

     It is expected that this project will provide relevant information on the local production and use of
    ethanol in Honduras and that it will become a reference for promoting the use of sustainable energy
    alternatives and investment within the energy sector. Additionally, it is expected that project results
    will serve as the basis for the articulation of a program to promote agriculture and development
    including the agro-energy sector as a relevant component.

     This project will help accelerate the development of the agro-energy industry in Honduras through
    the production of ethanol and its results will have a positive effect on promoting investment.

     Even though the present project is a pilot scale ethanol production, its components will have a
    positive impact on the protection of the environment; it will promote responsible environmental
    practices in the disposal and treatment of vinasse and water consumption. This will serve as a
    reference for potential large-scale projects which seek to take advantage of waste for energy
    production, improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution.

     The pilot ethanol plant will help the training of future generation of engineers that will build the
    new sugar-ethanol cane factories in Honduras.

    More information, please contact Ruben Contreras Lisperguer, Project Manager “Biofuels Outreach
    Support of the Implementation of the U.S. – Brazil MOU for Biofuels Development” Project

    [email protected]

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