Production and Sales of the Ethanol for the Vehicle Fuel Using the Biomass in Mie Prefecture

The abandoned cultivated land is in the agricultural land district in Mie Prefecture and there is 1,085ha (As of 08 years) now. This is an area of 26th place in the whole country. Moreover, there is an economic discrepancy in Mie Prefecture in the northern part, central part, and the southern part. The northern part develops the commerce and industry and is lively. On the other hand, the southern part is a center the primary industry, and has declined economically. Then, whether it sold it making the product that made local crops a raw material to attempt regional revitalization was examined. Whether manufacturing the ethanol was possible from the sweet sorghum that was able to be grown in Mie Prefecture was verified. Moreover, whether the business that sold the ethanol as an automotive fuel was possible was verified. Keywords— Sweet sorghum, alcoholic fermentation, MF21 yeast