Title:
RTD Cooperation on Biofuels between Europe and Latin America
Author(s):
Rutz, D., Janssen, R., Rogat, J., Borch, K., Mittelbach, M., Schober, S., Vos, J., Thébaud, A., Ballesteros, M., Manzanares, P., St James, C., Coelho, S.T., Guardabassi, P., Aroca, G., Soler, L., Riegelhaupt, E., Arias, T., Masera, O., Prehn Junquera, M., Nadal, G., Bravo, G.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
The transport sector today mainly depends on fossil fuels, and (liquid) biofuels provide opportunities to substitute a significant share of these. Thus, the European Union (EU) has implemented several policies, such as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), to support the use of biofuels, relying on both domestically produced and imported biofuels. Due to the high potential for biofuel production in Latin America (LA), Europe seeks to enhance research cooperation with LA. This requires suitable legal and policy framework conditions in both continents, supporting joint Research and Technology Development (RTD) projects on biofuels. In the framework of the BioTop project supported by the EC in FP7, such EU-LA cooperation is supported, and common research needs are identified. The present paper shows the interim results of the BioTop project. As main outcome, proposals for common future EU-LA cooperation projects on biofuels are presented, focussing on improved conversion technologies, sustainability, standardisation, and trade of biofuels. This includes recommendations on strategic priorities in the future research agendas of EU and LA. Furthermore, the paper provides an overview of biofuel markets and policies in LA, as well as an update on the ongoing biofuel sustainability discussion from different perspectives in EU and LA, depending on cultural aspects, history and economy of the producing countries, objectives of importing countries, and on environmental and social targets.
Keywords:
international cooperation, liquid biofuels, Latin America, sustainable use of biomass
Topic:
Policies and ensuring sustainability
Subtopic:
Security of biomass supply (session 2)
Event:
18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
VP5.1.1
Pages:
2177 - 2187
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-56-1
ISBN-10:
88-89407-56-5
Paper DOI:
10.5071/18thEUBCE2010-VP5.1.1
Price:
FREE
