Biofuels for Transportation

Well-to-wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context

EUCAR, CONCAWE and JRC (the Joint Research Centre of the EU Commission) have updated their joint evaluation of the Well-to-Wheels energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a wide range of potential future fuel ...

Mar 2007
Transport and environment: on the way to a new common transport policy

The main aim of TERM is to monitor the progress and effectiveness of transport and environment integration strategies on the basis of a core set of indicators.The objective of the report is to indicate some ...

Feb 2007
Biofuel potential in Guyana

Guyana depends on imported fuels to meet the needs of its transport sector. In recent years, prices of derivatives of petroleum have increased significantly, further widening the current account deficit. In 2005, fuel accounted for ...

Feb 2007
Sustainable mobility with biofuels - Key points for the advancement of the biofuel strategy in Germany and the European Union

In this document the key points for the advancement of biofuel strategy in Germany and the European Union are reported. The Association of German Biofuel Industries supports the strategy followed in Germany and on EU ...

Jan 2007
Good practice guidelines

Modern biomass, and the resulting useful forms of bioenergy produced from it, are anticipated by many advocates to provide a significant contribution to the global primary energy supply of many IEA member countries during the ...

Jan 2007
Bioenergy: objectives–technology (Bioenergy Barometer)

The biofuels market is not a market like the others because its development is closely tied to its total or partial exemption from the tax on petroleum products. Moreover, numerous EU member countries have not ...

Jan 2007
The ethanol fact book - A compilation of information about fuel ethanol

The Clean Fuels Development Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of alternative fuels and technologies to improve air quality and reduce dependence on imported oil. The broad CFDC membership includes ethanol producers, ...

Jan 2007
Brazil’s experience with bioenergy

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, a biofuel used mainly in automobiles as an additive or alternative to gasoline. In the mid-1970s the country undertook a major program to produce ethanol, and since ...

Dec 2006
Linking trade, climate change and energy

Reversing global warming requires citizen action and corporate responsibility, public and private investment and the implementation of effective regulatory regimes. While in the past, the economy vs. environment debate has hampered progress on the environment, ...

Nov 2006
The EU strategy on biofuels: from field to fuel

This report considers whether the EU Biofuels Directive is proving effective as a means of increasing the biofuels content of road transport energy.Development of biofuels in the EU can both reduce carbon dioxide emissions and ...

Nov 2006
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