German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (DANL) discourages promotion...
Stephanie SearleThe German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldinahas examined bioenergy potential in Germany, concluding that resources are limited and that there is substantial risk of causing...
View ArticleICCT conference paper looks at the potential for biomass energy to 2050
Stephanie Searle, Chris MalinsReassessment of several major studies of potential biomass availability shows that the higher estimates in the literature are based on over-optimistic and questionable...
View ArticleEPA finalizes 2013 biomass-based diesel requirement
Stephanie SearleThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the biomass-based diesel volume requirement under the RFS2 will be 1.28 billion gallons in 2013
View ArticleAm iLUC-ing in the wrong place?
Chris MalinsA new calculation for estimating iLUC emissions proposed in Europe by Prof. Uwe Lahl has the benefit of simplicity, but the drawback of not answering the right question.
View ArticleEBB and f(al)low
Chris MalinsA new iLUC study commissioned by the European Biodiesel Board reports very low values for iLUC emissions. These are largely the result of assumptions imposed that biofuel production will...
View ArticleIndustry and NGOs come together on sustainable second generation biofuels for...
Stephanie SearleA joint statement from EU advanced biofuel industry and NGOs calls for a clear and stable incentive framework for biofuels produced from wastes and residues
View ArticleIt's a jungle out there: iLUC, the Amazon and how to read a map
Stephanie Searle and Chris MalinsThe Biofuel Digest has decided that iLUC doesn't exist. Is the iLUC debate over, or is there a different way to understand the data they've been looking at?
View ArticleLow ILUC-risk; high loophole risk?
Chris MalinsThe idea of ‘low-ILUC risk’ biofuels has been around for a while, and a recent paper identifies the type of regional policies that could allow ILUC to be avoided. But are recent proposals...
View ArticleWearing the cap: A place for food-based ethanol in the RED?
Chris MalinsThe EU will probably soon reach agreement on amendments to the Renewable Energy and Fuel Quality Directives (RED and FQD) that will recognize concerns raised about indirect land use change...
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