Watch raw sugarcane become ethanol fuel. See it fired in a live car engine demo. Zero emissions talk. Real chemistry. No spin.
Sugarcane doesn't just replace petrol — it outperforms it in the carbon ledger. Here's exactly how the transformation works, step by step.
Mature sugarcane is harvested and crushed to extract juice. Bagasse — the fibrous residue — is set aside as boiler fuel.
Cane juice mixes with yeast. Sugars convert to ethanol and CO₂ over 24–48 hours. This is biology doing the heavy lifting.
The fermented slurry enters distillation columns. Ethanol boils at 78°C — it separates cleanly from water and solids.
Molecular sieve beds remove residual water. You get 99.5% pure anhydrous ethanol ready for blending or direct fuel use.
Ethanol blends with petrol — E10 (10% ethanol) through E85 (85%). For flexible-fuel vehicles, any ratio up to E100 runs clean.
Pour it in. The engine burns it. Higher octane = more knock resistance = more compression = more power. And the tailpipe breathes cleaner air.
At 2 PM we fire up three Flex-Fuel vehicles on 100% cane ethanol. Start them cold. Rev them hard. Watch the exhaust comparison side-by-side with a petrol run. Same track. Different fuel. Noticeable difference.
No keynote fluff. Four technical deep-dives from people who actually work in the industry.
15 years converting cane molasses to industrial-grade ethanol. Her strain improvements doubled yield at São Paulo plant.
Builds flex-fuel race engines and maps ECUs for ethanol blends. Ran the Brazil Salão do Motor ethanol showcase last year.
Tracks national ethanol blending mandates. Breaks down what E20 mandate means for pump prices and refinery margins.
Designs distillation setups for small-to-medium mills. Showed us how bagasse powers 40% of plant energy needs on-site.
Indoor presentations, outdoor demos, plenty of room between stations so nothing feels cramped.
Casey Tech School
Main Hall + Workshop Yard (live car demo)
08:30 doors open
09:30 keynotes begin
Free parking available. Overflow lot shuttle every 10 mins.
Lunch included with ticket. Coffee refills all morning. Post-event drinks nearby.