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 …

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