On Sept. 27 and 28, 2010 Hart Energy Consulting and the German Arbeitgemeinschaft Qualitätsmanagement Biodiesel (AGQM) held a joint meeting on “The Future of Biodiesel in Europe” in Brussels. The conference sponsored by Petrobras and Lubrizol featured a keynote speech from the European Commission Directorate General on Energy (DG ENER) followed by four sessions on national policies for biodiesel, sustainability and national certification systems, biodiesel quality concerns and markets, feedstocks and production technology developments.

The conference then featured an open dialogue session between a panel of experts and the attendants. The summary of the presentations and discussions is reported hereafter while the presentations are available on the GBC website and/or IFQC website.

KEY POINTS

·       RED being implemented by MS and EC reviewing NAPs;

·       However MS indicate that there will be delays in the RED implementation;

·       B10 standard expected soon in the EU

·       Limited potential to improve FAME manufacturing but other technologies have promising GHG reduction even though price is an issue;

·       Biodiesel public image needs to be improved for consumption to increase.

2010-11-05