Biofuel in the European Union
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According to the European Union sustainability criteria: land with high carbon stocks and high biodiversity should not be converted for biofuel production and biofuels should achieve a minimum level of greenhouse gas savings.[1]
Biofuels[2][3] | ||||||||
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Consumption 2005 (GWh) | Consumption 2006 (GWh) | Consumption 2007 (GWh) | ||||||
No | Country | Total | Total | Biodiesel | Bioethanol | Total | Biodiesel | Bioethanol |
1 | Germany* | 21,703 | 40,417 | 29,447 | 3,544 | 46,552 | 34,395 | 3,408 |
2 | France | 4,874 | 8,574 | 6,855 | 1,719 | 16,680 | 13,506 | 3,174 |
3 | Austria | 920 | 3,878 | 3,878 | 0 | 4,524 | 4,270 | 254 |
4 | Spain | 1,583 | 1,961 | 629 | 1,332 | 4,341 | 3,031 | 1,310 |
5 | United Kingdom | 793 | 2,097 | 1,533 | 563 | 4,055 | 3,148 | 907 |
6 | Sweden* | 1,938 | 2,587 | 523 | 1,894 | 3,271 | 1,158 | 2,113 |
7 | Portugal | 2 | 818 | 818 | 0 | 1,847 | 1,847 | 0 |
8 | Italy | 2 059 | 1,732 | 1,732 | 0 | 1,621 | 1 621 | 0 |
9 | Bulgaria | 96 | 96 | 0 | 1,308 | 539 | 769 | |
10 | Poland | 481 | 1 102 | 491 | 611 | 1,171 | 180 | 991 |
11 | Belgium | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1,061 | 1,061 | 0 |
12 | Greece | 32 | 540 | 540 | 0 | 940 | 940 | 0 |
13 | Lithuania | 97 | 226 | 162 | 64 | 612 | 477 | 135 |
14 | Luxembourg | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 407 | 397 | 10 |
15 | Czech Republic | 33 | 226 | 213 | 13 | 382 | 380 | 2 |
16 | Slovenia | 58 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 160 | 151 | 9 |
17 | Slovakia | 110 | 153 | 149 | 4 | 154 | n.a. | 154 |
18 | Hungary | 28 | 139 | 4 | 136 | 107 | 0 | 107 |
19 | Netherlands | 0 | 371 | 172 | 179 | 101 | n.a. | 101 |
20 | Ireland | 9 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 97 | 27 | 54 |
21 | Denmark | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 70 | 0 | 70 |
22 | Latvia | 34 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
23 | Finland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
24 | Romania | – | 32 | 32 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
25 | Malta | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
26 | Estonia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
27 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
27 | EU | 34,796 | 65,148 | 47,380 | 10,138 | 89,482 | 67,154 | 13,563 |
*Total includes vegetable oils in Germany: 7309 GWh (2006) and 2018 GWh (2005) and biogas in Sweden: 225 GWh (2006) and 160 GWh (2005), n.a. = not available |
See also
References
- ↑ "Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ↑ Biofuels barometer 2007 – EurObserv’ER Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 179, s. 63–75, 5/2007
- ↑ Biofuels barometer 2008 – EurObserv’ER Systèmes solaires Le journal des énergies renouvelables n° 185, p. 49-66, 6/2008
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