Two Brazilian researchers are expected to arrive Thursday in Montevideo, setting a distance record for a vehicle powered by biomethane, a gas obtained from anaerobic digestion of organic matter.
On arrival, the researchers will complete a journey of 856 kilometers (532 miles) from the Brazilian city of Montenegro to the Uruguayan capital.
The vehicle is completing the trip as part of the "Montenegro-Montevideo Challenge," the Uruguayan Industry, Energy and Mines Ministry said in a statement.
Biomethane is "a fuel with all the features of natural gas and the advantage of being produced through processes from renewable sources," such as organic waste from ranches and agro-industry, the ministry said.
The biofuel could become "an attractive alternative to traditional fuels" in agricultural sectors that use machinery intensively, the ministry said.
The Brazilian vehicle's arrival in Montevideo will also help promote the "Biovalor" project launched by Uruguayan officials to study and promote different biogas generation technologies, the ministry said.
The Montenegro-Montevideo Challenge is being coordinated by Surear Institute for the Promotion of Latin American Integration president Fabrizzio Cedraz and bioenergy specialist Alexandre Wentz, of the Brazilian School of Technology and Science.
The researchers plan to spend two days in Montevideo promoting the use of biomethane.
Source: EFE
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