EU opens tender to distil wine into biofuel - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

EU opens tender to distil wine into biofuel
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:52AM EDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has opened a
tender to sell unwanted wine in four countries for use in
making bioethanol, its Official Journal said on Tuesday.

The tender would offer roughly 693,376 hectoliters of
wine alcohol stored in France, Greece, Italy and Spain.
The deadline for bids was September 10, it said in its
latest edition.

"A tendering procedure for the sale of wine alcohol for
exclusive use as bioethanol in the fuel sector in the
Community should be organized ... with a view to
reducing Community stocks of wine alcohol and ensuring
continuity of supplies," it said.

France, the world's largest wine producer, would offer
239,995 hectoliters of wine alcohol for distillation, while
Italy and Spain would offer 200,000 hectoliters apiece.
The balance of roughly 53,381 hectoliters will come from
Greece.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL2816921120070828

[pscot]

1. What a fucking waste

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