The Germans have a famous passion for automobiles, but it has run smack into European Union directives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. So rather than ask German drivers to give up those highly tuned Mercedes or BMWs, the government is…
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German motorists avoid filling with bioethanol
Tagged with: bioethanol, E10, E5, Germany, germany biofuel
Posted in Bioethanol, Biofuel for Transport, News
Posted in Bioethanol, Biofuel for Transport, News
BAFA: Germany consumed 780 million gallons of biodiesel in 2010
Germany’s Federal Office for Economy and Export Control (BAFA) released figures recently on the nation’s total biodiesel sales in 2010. BAFA reports that approximately 2.6 million metric tons (780.5 million gallons) of biodiesel was sold into the German fuel market…
Tagged with: German biofuel, German oilseed council, Germany, UFOP
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
New biofuel standard coming to German pumps in 2011
As of January 1, 2011, German drivers will have the option to fuel up their cars with new Super E10, a biofuel with higher ethanol content. The change is part of Germany’s plan to incrementally decrease its carbon emissions, with the goal of…
Tagged with: BMU, E10 biofuel, EU, Germany, germany biofuel
Posted in Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Biofuel for Transport, Biofuel Research, News
Germany temporarily relaxes rule on biofuel sustainability
Germany has temporarily relaxed rules requiring raw materials for biofuels come from sustainable output, a move which industry bodies said on Wednesday will smooth imports of rapeseed and rapeseed oil for biodiesel use. “This was a central demand and will…
Tagged with: Germany, UFOP
Posted in Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Posted in Biofuel legislation, Biofuel Production, Biofuel Research, News
Germany to raise it’s bioethanol blending in gasoline
The German cabinet will vote on Wednesday on a proposal to raise the maximum level of bioethanol allowed in blended gasoline to 10 percent in January 2011 from 5 percent now, the country’s environment ministry said on Monday. The move…
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