许多国家在寻找替代能源时,对农作物中提取乙醇(动力酒精)的办法,已越来越感兴趣了。最近澳大利亚几家能源公司决定明年投资200万澳元建设试验性的乙醇厂。澳能源研究发展示范委员会将拨款25万澳元研究如何降低它的生产成本。预计大规模生产后,每公升乙醇的售价将只比汽油高几澳分。加拿大的萨斯喀彻温省 Many countries are increasingly interested in the extraction of ethanol (kinetic alcohol) from crops when looking for alternative sources of energy. Recently, several energy companies in Australia decided to invest 2 million Australian dollars next year to build experimental ethanol plant. Australian Energy Research and Development Demonstration Committee will allocate 250,000 Australian dollars to study how to reduce its production costs. After large-scale production is expected, the price per liter of ethanol will be only a few cents higher than gasoline. Saskatchewan, Canada