Wasted: Europe's untapped resource: an assessment of advanced biofuels from wastes and residues
Europe could cut the carbon-intensity of transport fuels, reduce spending on oil imports and boost the rural economy by developing sustainable advanced biofuels from wastes and residues. There are currently concerns that wastes and residues are available in insufficient quantities to make a meaningful or cost-effective contribution to fuelling transport. This in-depth analysis concludes that advanced biofuels from wastes and residues, if mobilized in a sustainable manner, can make a sizeable contribution to reducing European dependence on imported oil. This study starts with a precautionary approach and only focuses on wastes and residues that were viewed by all project partners as sustainable. The main conclusion is that if all the sustainably available resources were converted only to road transport fuel, the technical potential could equal 16 per cent of demand in 2030. Commercializing this resource could also create hundreds of thousands of jobs, both in building and operating refineries and in collecting the resources to feed them. Meanwhile, the potential CO2 savings range from 60 to 85 percent in most cases, making a significant contribution to EU climate goals.
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Corporate Authors:
International Council on Clean Transportation Europe
Berlin, Germany 10178 -
Authors:
- Malins, C
- Searle, S
- Baral, A
- Turley, D
- Hopwood, L
- Publication Date: 2014-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 30p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality management; Alternate fuels; Biomass fuels; Environment; Waste products (Cargo)
- Geographic Terms: Europe
- ATRI Terms: Alternative fuel; Biofuel; By product; Emissions control; Environment; Sustainability
- Subject Areas: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01522059
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 15 2014 10:53AM