Engineering center for the development of industrial technologies in the agricultural sector will be created in the North Ossetian state University. K. L. hetagurova (sogu). As told in an interview with TASS rector of the University Alan Ogoev, one focus of the center will be the study of bioethanol production on the territory of the Republic.

"We are working on the creation of engineering centre for development of industrial technologies that benefit the agricultural sector. It is important to note that we are actively involved in the study of bioethanol production on the territory of the Republic and proposed additional alternative uses of the capacity and resource of the alcohol industry. We offer more economical production technology due to the developments of interdisciplinary cooperation," he said.

According to him, within the centre plan and the development of new technologies, in particular, in working with biodegradable materials.

As earlier reported, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on introducing to the state Duma a draft law associated with the regulation of production and turnover of ethanol, used as fuel. The bill was developed in North Ossetia in 2008.

Enterprises of the Republic are ready to reprofile under the production of bioethanol. This will provide additional revenues to the budget of the Russian Federation and the Republic in the amount of 1.5 billion rubles per year. Now in North Ossetia is already working on the establishment of cooperation with potential buyers of bio-ethanol.

North Ossetian state University after K. L. Khetagurov - the largest higher education institution in North Ossetia. It was created in 1920. Currently, it trained more than 6 thousand students in 18 faculties.