Sugar cane offcuts may be used to fuel vehicles

By Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Updated July 5 2016 - 9:13am, first published 8:56am
Trash could be transferred into fuel for sugar mill vehicles. Photo: Glenn Hunt
Trash could be transferred into fuel for sugar mill vehicles. Photo: Glenn Hunt
Griffith School of Engineering lecturer Prasad Kaparaju and Utilitas CEO Fiona Waterhouse. Photo: Supplied
Griffith School of Engineering lecturer Prasad Kaparaju and Utilitas CEO Fiona Waterhouse. Photo: Supplied
The $2 billion dollar industry already converts its by-products into electricity.  Photo: Glenn Hunt
The $2 billion dollar industry already converts its by-products into electricity. Photo: Glenn Hunt

A Queensland-led team is working to turn the offcuts from Australia's $2 billion sugar industry into a clean gas that could be used to fuel vehicles.

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