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In 2009 Observ’ER [101] puts the total consumption of biofuels in the EU at nearly 141 TWh.
Thus demand for biofuels has increased fourfold since 2005. The rate of growth fell off considerably
during this period, however, and in 2009 it was only 18.4 % (2008: 28.3 %; 2007:
41.7 %). According to Observ’ER, renewables-based motor fuels as a share of total consumption
by road traffic in the EU stood at 4 %, thus falling far short of the indicative target of the
Biofuels Directive 2003/30/EC, which specifies a share of 5.75 % for 2010.
In the EU biodiesel is the most important biofuel, accounting for nearly 80 % of total biofuel
consumption. It is produced largely from rapeseed oil, and can be blended with fossil diesel.
Some 112 TWh of biodiesel was used in the EU in 2009. This was an increase of 18.7 TWh on
the year before. On a global scale, biodiesel accounts for only about a quarter of total biofuel
supplies; ethanol, or ETBE produced on the basis of ethanol, is the preferred alternative here.
In the EU, ethanol is mainly produced by fermentation of sugar beet and/or cereal crops. It
can be added directly to petrol or processed to yield ETBE (ethyl tert-butyl ether). In 2009
the consumption of bioethanol increased by about 29.5 % (consumption 2008: 21 TWh). Total
consumption of this biogenic motor fuel came to 27.2 TWh. With only one percent of the
total volume of biofuels, other biogenic motor fuels such as vegetable oils and biogas play no
more than a minor role.
Renewable Energy Sources in Figures
EU: FUEL SUPPLY
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