ENERGY: Ethanol needed for new fuel, engine standards
Australia has had one of the lowest fuel emission standards in the developed world. For the first time in 2006, Australia is to have a national fuel standard called Euro 3, which will require a reduction in the aromatics – like toluene, benzene and xylene – in engine fuel. These additives in fuel boost the engine energy burn, or octane rating, of a vehicle. Even countries like the Philippines and Thailand are operating on the Euro 3 standard. The new standard will require alternative additives to boost the octane rating of petrol. The Federal Government also has an agreement with…