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May 20th 2003

  • The final version of the European biofuel directive published.

 
The final version of the European biofuel directive,
Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport
was published in the
Official Journal of the European Union, L 123 Volume 46, 17 May 2003
Pure Plant Oil (PPO) is hereby formally recognized as a biofuel together with other biofuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol, by specific mentioning Pure Vegetable Oil (PVO) under

Whereas:12)

Pure vegetable oil from oil plants produced through pressing,extraction or comparable procedures,crude or refined but chemically unmodified,can also be used as biofuel in specific cases where its use is compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements.

and

Article 2.2

At least the products listed below shall be considered biofuels:

(a)‘bioethanol ’:ethanol produced from biomass and/or the biodegradable fraction of waste,to be used as biofuel;
(b)‘biodiesel ’:a methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil,of diesel quality,to be used as biofuel;
(c)‘biogas ’:a fuel gas produced from biomass and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste,that can be purified to natural gas quality,to be used as biofuel,or woodgas;
(d)‘biomethanol ’:methanol produced from biomass,to be used as biofuel;
(e)‘biodimethylether ’:dimethylether produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel;
(f)‘bio-ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether)’:ETBE produced on the basis of bioethanol.The percentage by volume of bio-ETBE that is calculated as biofuel is 47 %;
(g)‘bio-MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl-ether)’:a fuel produced on the basis of biomethanol.The percentage by volume of bio-MTBE that is calculated as biofuel is 36 %;
(h)‘synthetic biofuels ’:synthetic hydrocarbons or mixtures of synthetic hydrocarbons,which have been produced from biomass;
(i)‘biohydrogen ’:hydrogen produced from biomass,and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste,to be used as biofuel;
(j)‘pure vegetable oil ’:oil produced from oil plants through pressing,extraction or comparable procedures,crude or refined but chemically unmodified,when compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements.

The complete document can be downlaoded from http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/archive/2003/l_12320030517en.html (select your language, and download from page 42)
 
The following are direct links to the English , German , French and Spanish versions.
 
 
Relevant link:
Article "Unmodified Vegetable Oil as an Automotive Fuel", by Peder Jensen, IPTS/JRC, Spain.

 



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