Biofuels for Transportation

Biofuels projects co-funded by the Intelligent Energy-Europe programme (IEE) aim to stimulate action at all levels, throughout the supply chain, across the European Union. The overall aim is to increase the production and use of...

The U.S. transportation sector is currently 97% dependent on oil. This heavy reliance on mostly imported oil leaves the U.S. vulnerable to supply interruptions, price fluctuations, economic instability, and consumer hardships....

Technology solutions will be key to reducing the U.S. transportation system’s use of petroleum-based fuels. And, as those clean energy and energy efficiency technologies are developed and fielded, we need them to be domestic...

The global energy solutions in general are unsustainable, and the situation is the worst in the transport sector, which is almost totally dependent on crude oil. The demand for energy in transportation is growing. A gap between...

This report reviews the drivers around the recent rush to biofuels and provides a snapshot of this technology and its potential. It also attempts, using a “systems thinking” approach, to reframe the debate from one of technology...

The so-called ‘first generation’ of biofuels is expected to dominate renewable transportation fuels for the next ten years. However, when considering a long-term perspective, new biofuel production systems need to be developed...

Concerns over the environmental impact of fossil fuel use, security of supply and the increasing cost of oil have resulted in an increasing desire to develop advanced technologies which will ultimately require the use of biomass...

This report is part of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP)’s ongoing efforts to monitor the status of bioenergy development in member countries and create a basis for future discussion of sustainability criteria and possible...

The main aim of this report is to assess options for mitigating climate change. Several aspects link climate change with development issues. This report explores these links in detail, and illustrates where climate change and...

This document was prepared at the initiative of the Chair of the Round Table on Sustainable Development at the OECDBiofuels have been championed as an energy source that can increase security of supply, reduce vehicle emissions...