Friday, April 11, 2008

SA Oil Minister Abhors Biofuels, Okays Solar Energy



Solar energy is one of the best and clean energy alternatives, according to Saudi Arabia's oil minister. On the contrary, he claimed that biofuels will not increase energy security, nor help protect the global environment. Ali Al Naimi is firmed that biofuels are not the right solution to the increasing demand of oil supply.



The rise in biofuel use was largely due to government subsidies, high import taxes and financial favoritism vis-a vis others, he added.

"That's why we have to look beyond biofuels... and concentrate instead on truly renewable sources of energy," he said, adding that solar power was perhaps the best clean energy source available in all parts of the world.

"It is abundant, clean and available to all," he said.

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