The death of Fidel Castro has led some analysts to predict that Cuba could start using areas of fallow land to produce biofuels. Castro was strongly opposed to using food crops to produce ethanol. Cuba currently uses fossil fuels to generate 96% of its energy, with 60% of such fuels being imported. In the United States, ethanol is produced from corn and other crops.
The death of Fidel Castro has led some analysts to predict that Cuba could start using areas of fallow land to produce biofuels. Castro was strongly opposed to using food crops to produce ethanol. Cuba currently uses fossil fuels to generate 96% of its energy, with 60% of such fuels being imported. The country’s development plans require it to generate 24% of energy needs from biofuels, solar and wind by 2030.