文章从缓解能源短缺、缓解地球大气污染及国民经济新的增长点三个方面阐述了采用燃料酒精作汽车燃料的重要意义。介绍了我国实施燃料酒精计划需要解决的如原料供应、降低能耗、酒糟处理及投资效益等主要技术、经济问题及对策。最后提出了21世纪前10年研究课题的建议。

There are three main viewpoints in this article： First, the author elucidated the major benefits of using ethanol as the automobile fuel — reducing air pollution, relieving energy shortage and providing new economic growth. Second, this article provided a detailed analysis of technical requirements for implementing the ethanol project in China, such as raw material supply, energy consumption reduction, waste treatment, investment and profitability. The possible solutions for these requirements were also discussed. In the end, the author laid out a blueprint for the research and development projects in the field of ethanol fermentation for the first decade of the new century.