Iprojekthi yokuqala yehlabathi ye-ethanol yamafutha esebenzisa igesi yokukhupha i-ferroalloy kwimizi-mveliso yafakwa ngokusesikweni ngomhla wama-28 kwiNqila yasePingluo, kwisiXeko saseShizuishan, eNingxia. Le projekthi kulindeleke ukuba ivelise iitoni ezingama-45,000 ze-ethanol yamafutha kunye neetoni ezingama-5,000 zomgubo weprotheyini ngonyaka, ukuphumeza ixabiso lemveliso ye-yuan yezigidi ezingama-330, kunye nokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekharbon dioxide ngeetoni ezingama-180,000 ngonyaka.

Itekhnoloji ye-bio-fermentation yegesi ephuma kwimizi-mveliso ukuvelisa i-ethanol yamafutha yinkqubo evelayo ye-biotechnology, enokuqonda ukusetyenziswa okusebenzayo nokucocekileyo kwemithombo yegesi yokuphuma kwimizi-mveliso. Obu bugcisa bubaluleke kakhulu ekunciphiseni ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni, ukutshintsha amandla efosili, ukuqinisekisa amandla esizwe kunye nokhuseleko lokutya, kunye nokwakha inkqubo yoqoqosho lwesetyhula eluhlaza kunye nekhabhoni ephantsi.

Kuyaqondwa ukuba ukusetyenziswa kobu buchwepheshe kunokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-carbon dioxide ngeetoni ze-1.9 ngetoni nganye ye-ethanol yamafutha eveliswayo, kwaye ukongezwa kwe-ethanol yamafutha kwi-petroli kunokunciphisa ngokufanelekileyo ukungcoliseka kwemoto. Ngelo xesha, le teknoloji isebenzisa izinto ezingabonakaliyo, kwaye zonke iitoni ze-ethanol zamafutha eziveliswayo zingagcina iitoni ezi-3 zengqolowa kwaye zinciphise ukusetyenziswa komhlaba wokulima ngamahektare angama-4, okunceda ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lokutya.

"(Le) iprojekthi inomzekelo wokubaluleka ekukhuthazeni ishishini le-ferroalloy ukutshintsha indlela yokusetyenziswa kwamandla emveli, ukuphucula ukusetyenziswa kwemithombo yobutyebi, kunye nokulungelelanisa ngokufanelekileyo ukucutha ukukhutshwa kunye nophuhliso." U-Li Xinchuang, uSekela Mongameli we-China Iron and Steel Association kunye noNobhala weKomiti yeKomiti ye-Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute Kumsitho wokugunyaziswa kweprojekthi owawubanjwe kwangolo suku lunye, kwathiwa ukugunyaziswa kweprojekthi yokusebenzisa umsila we-ferroalloy. Irhasi yokuvelisa i-ethanol yamafutha yaba yinkqubela phambili enkulu kuphuhliso lwenguqu yekhabhoni ephantsi kushishino lweferroalloy.