Techno-economic analysis of Bio-diesel production in the EU: a

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INSTITUTE FOR PROSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL STUDIES

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SUMMARY

1. TECHNICAL FUNDAMENTALS.1

1.1. WHAT IS BIO-DIESEL? .1

1.2. BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION2

1.3. BIO-DIESEL CHARACTERISTICS AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE .2

1.4. PRODUCTION OF RAW BIO-MASS AND VEGETABLE OIL FOR BIO-DIESEL.3

1.5. ENERGY BALANCE 5

1.6. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE .6

2. EU POLICIES CONCERNING BIO-DIESEL.9

2.1. ENERGY POLICY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND BIO-DIESEL .9

2.2. AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND BIO-DIESEL .11

2.3. CURRENT RTD IN EUROPE 13

3. TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS .14

3.1. BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION ECONOMIC BALANCE.14

3.1.1. Feedstock prices14

3.1.2. Bio-diesel production costs15

3.1.3. Crude oil prices16

3.1.4. Taxation of energy products 17

3.2. BIO-DIESEL TAXATION SCENARIOS18

3.2.1. Bio-diesel taxation scenarios at current production costs .18

3.2.2. Bio-diesel taxation scenarios at lower production costs19

3.2.3. Tax linked to the CO2 emissions .21

3.3. BIO-DIESEL BLENDS22

3.4. BIO-DIESEL POTENTIAL IN EU .24

4. CONCLUSIONS .26