About Biofuels

Biofuel is fuel produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass, vegetable oils, or treated municipal and industrial wastes. Biofuels are considered neutral with respect to the emission of carbon dioxide because the carbon dioxide given off by burning them is balanced by the carbon dioxide absorbed by the plants that are grown to produce them. The use of biofuels as an additive to petroleum-based fuels can also result in cleaner burning with less emission of carbon monoxide and particulates.

Biotechnology is one of the most effective and innovative tools available to attain European targets for biofuel use, while reducing adverse environmental impacts of transport, and limiting the impact of the increased cultivated land area.

The BioFuels Taskforce

The task force represents biotechnology-based biofuels and related companies at the European level. Its mission is to advocate coherently favorable policies, strategies, regulations and their implementation for research, finance, and market access of biofuels. The two key topics on the agenda are innovation and policy. The task force is also represented in the Steering Committee of the European Biofuels Technology Platform.

Biofuels Surveys

Status and Comparative study: Cellulosic Bioethanol production in the US, EU and China (Jesmini Ambikapathy for EuropaBio)
10/2006 Study

Biofuels for Transportation. Global potential and implications for sustainable agriculture and energy in the 21st century (Worldwatch Institute)
06/2006  Report

How much bioenergy can Europe produce without harming the environment (European Environment Agency)
06/2006 Report

Biofuels in the EU. A vision for 2030 and beyond (Biofuels Research Advisory)
06/2006   Report

Well-to-wheels Analysis of Future Automotive fuels and Powertrains in the European Context (EC Joint Research Centre)
05/2006  Report