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Easy CO2 reductions through the use of sustainable fuels

Efficient cars and biofuels has cracked transport's CO2 curve. But we need to go further. Therefore, we now have to prepare a higher mix of biofuels, writes Peter Stigsgaard, CEO, the Danish Oil Industry Association, 20/12 2013 on eof.dk.

Today gasoline and diesel are mixed with an average of 5.75 % biofuel. In 2020 at the latest, we have to reach 10 %. This will contribute to a further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. But we need to go further than this, writes Peter Stigsgaard.

Sustainable biofuels is an easy, effective and economic way to reduce CO2 emissions. 

The 2020 goals are not fare away, and it is about time that we start to consider how we maintain this positive development in the long term, writes Peter Stigsgaard.

Inspiration can be found with the international consulting firm E4tech in London, who has just issued a roadmap on increased use of biofuels in the EU towards 2030.

The two main recommendations of the roadmap are:

  1. Introduction of E20. By 2025 all gasoline is to be mixed with 20 % bioethanol.

  2. Strengthened efforts in relation to drop-in biofuels, so that cars will be able to run on up to 100 % additions. 

The biggest hurdle for E20 is according to E4tech that the cars must be prepared to run on E20. Technically it is not a problem, since it is the same car with a few adjustments. Already today flexi-fuel vehicles that can run on E85 are common in e.g. Sweden. And they cost about the same as regular cars. 

The good news is that experts believe that it is realistic, and that we can achieve many more CO2 gains by increasing the use of biofuels. 

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