Die aktuelle Biokraftstoff-Gesetzgebung, Union fur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) [pdf, 2,47 Mb] - 2006/11
	Summary:  The biofuel policy in Germany is changing from partly tax exempted to an obligation scheme. This was reason for the Union fur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) to document all the  ... continued
Freigaben der Nutzfahrzeugenhersteller für den Netrieb mit reinem Biodiesel, AGQM, UFOP and VDB [pdf, 3,84 Mb] - 2006/09
	Summary:  Document containing information on the possibilities for biodiesel-use in heavy duty vehicles. Vehicle manufactures have cooperated with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualiteitsmanagement Biodiesel ... continued
Comparison of Shell middle distillate, premium diesel fuel and fossil diesel fuel with rapeseed oil methyl ester, Munack, A. et al [pdf, 148 Kb] - 2006/04
	Summary:  A comparison of the emissions of a Euro III test engine (without exhaust gas after-treatment) with a Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) fuel with lubrication additives, fossil diesel fuel, RME based biodiesel and two  ... continued
Local and Innovative Biodiesel, Wörgetter, M., Prankl, H., rathbauer, J. and Bacovskey, D. [pdf, 1,59 Mb] - 2006/03
	Summary:  The main aim of the local and innovative biodiesel project is to broaden the possible feedstock basis for biodiesel by demonstrating the suitability of a variety of oils and fats of vegetable and animal ... continued
Netherlands: Oilseeds and products, Biofuels situation in the Benelux 2006, USDA/GAIN [pdf, 32 Kb] - 2006/02
	Summary:  An analysis is made of the production and imports of biofuels for the Netherlands and Belgium. It is stated that the amount of initiatives and limiting factors like space cause the need of import of oil... continued
Oilseeds and Products: France Biofuel production booms, USDA/GAIN [pdf, 2,28 Mb] - 2006/01
	Summary:  The French Government has adopted ambitious goals in the field of biofuels (higher than those set by the European Union) as an attempt to accelerate biofuel and especially biodiesel production in ... continued
Potentials for raw materials for the production of biodiesel, Bockey, D. [pdf, 653 Kb] - 2006
	Summary:  This short report holds interesting data and opinions on the potential of raw materials for biodiesel production. Agricultural and energy policies are taken into account, the potentials of raw... continued
Current situation and prospects for biodiesel and vegetable oils as fuels: from niche products to market players,  Bockey, D. [pdf, 662 Kb] - 2006
	Summary:  A new report by the UFOP (see other from 2005 included in general information section as well) about the market potentials for biodiesel and PPO. The UFOP considers a number of general, tax-... continued
Jatropha oil in compression ignition engines, E.L.M. Rabé [pdf, 4,68 Mb] - 2006
	Summary:  Biodiesel from Jatropha could mean a solution to energy problems and costs in developing countries like Tanzania. Jatropha is no competition for food crops and can grow on degraded dry... continued
Running vehicles successfully on biodiesel, Haupt, J. and Bockey, D. [pdf, 476 Kb] - 2006
	Summary:  The product quality requirements for biodiesel and its diversity of expressions such as FAME, PME, RME, and AME are confusing for both producers and users of the products. To clarify the differ... continued
Evaluation and analysis of vegetable oil markets: the implications of increased demand for industrial uses on markets & USB strategy, Promar International [pdf, 732 Kb] - 2005/11
	Summary:  Promar International assessed for the United Soybean Board (USB) the global implications of an increased biodiesel demand. An econometric model was used to asses the effects and the results have ... continued
Elastomer compatibility testing of renewable diesel fuels, McCormick, R. and Frame, E. [pdf, 733 Kb] - 2005/11
	Summary:  To ensure that biodiesel and biodiesel blends can be used in engines without any negative effects, the US department of Energy issued a test of five elastomers commonly used in vehicles. The tests ... continued
Operating experience and teardown analysis for engines operated on biodiesel blends (B20), Fraer, R. et al [pdf, 358 Kb] - 2005/11
	Summary:  Four vans and four tractors were tested with neat diesel and petroleum diesel mixed with 20% biodiesel (B20). After accumulating 600.000 miles over four years in normal driving cycles the engines ... continued
Biodiesel blends above 20%, National Biodiesel Board [pdf, 22 Kb] - 2005/11
	Summary:  Three page document of the US National Biodiesel Board (NBB) on blending petro-diesel with more than 20% of Biodiesel (B20). There is much interest to blend biodiesel above 20%, but there is ... continued
France Oilseeds and Products - New Incentives for Biofuel Production - 2004, Hénard MC [pdf, 33 Kb] - 2005/10
	Summary:  The French government committed to tripling the domestic biofuel production by 2007. To meet this target, four new plants producing 200,000 MT of biodiesel each will need to be built. Realisation ... continued
Survey of the quality and stability of biodiesel and biodiesel blends, McCormick, R., et al [pdf, 633 Kb] - 2005/10
	Summary:  To determine the quality of biodiesel (B100) and blends of 20% biodiesel with petroleum diesel (B20), the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory collected 27 B100 and 50 B20 samples nation... continued
Biofuels in France 1990-2005, Walwijk, M. [pdf, 329 Kb] - 2005/09
	Summary:  In the early 1990s, biofuels gained interest in France. The country chose biofuels that could be blended, mainly vegetable methyl oil ester and ETBE. The production increased steadily after the esta... continued
Operational evaluation of emission and fuel use of B20 versus diesel fueled dump trucks, Frey, H. and Kim, K. [pdf, 3,58 Mb] - 2005/09
	Summary:  Real-world in-use emissions from the use of Biodiesel in comparison with normal diesel were recorded on the road during normal duty cycles. The measurements were performed on four categories ... continued
Koolzaad: het nieuwe goud? - Teelttechniek van koolzaad, Ministerie Vlaamse Gemeenschap; Administratie Beheer en Kwaliteit Landbouwproductie (ABKL) (Dutch) [pdf, 1,04 Mb] - 2005/06
	Summary:  Cold compression of rapeseed is seen as one of the realizable options to produce biofuels. This detailed brochure contains all aspects for the cropping of rapeseed as a biofuel in the Flemish part of ... continued
Assessment of initiatives related to biodiesel from frying oil in Austria, Schober, S. and Mittelbach, M. [pdf, 386 Kb] - 2005/05
	Summary:  The start up and successful production of biodiesel from waste oils in Austria is assessed in this report. In the first years the main drivers were a group of enthusiastic individuals from waste collection ... continued
Biodiesel initiatives in Germany, Gartner, S. and Reinhardt, G. [pdf, 761 Kb] - 2005/05
	Summary:  As Germany currently is the largest producer and consumer of biodiesel worldwide, it is interesting to read this paper on the ups and downs of the industry development in Germany. In the mid 1990... continued
Beschikbaarheid koolzaad voor biodiesel, Janssens B, Prins H, van der Voort M, Smit B, Annevelink B, Meeusen M. (Dutch) [pdf, 645 Kb] - 2005/04
	Summary:  The LEI (Dutch Agro Economic Institute) has assessed the potential for rapeseed production in the Netherlands. The domestic production will not provide enough rapeseed to produce 2 % bio... continued
EU-25 Oilseeds and Products - Biofuels situation in the European Union - 2005, US Department of Agriculture [pdf, 184 Kb] - 2005/03
	Summary:  Biodiesel represents in the EU25 about 82 % of the total biofuel market. In 2003 the biodiesel production was about 1.44 Mtonne (compare this with 309 ktonne for bio-ethanol). EU25 has about 40 ... continued
Standardisation of Biodiesel, Final Report of Project Non technical barriers to the development of liquid biofuels in Europe Phase IV / Topic 1, Prankl H. [pdf, 200 Kb] - 2005/03
	Summary:  Describes the process of the standardisation of biodiesel requirements for 100% FAME and for mixtures of FAME to mineral oil based fuel for diesel engines and to verify the applicability of EN590 for ... continued
Biodiesel cold weather blending study, Cold flow consortium [pdf, 2,26 Mb] - 2005
	Summary:  Neat biodiesel has a higher cloud point than conventional diesel fuels which impacts handling procedures and blending. A consortium was formed to study the blending properties of biodiesel and fossil... continued
Palm biodiesel: gearing towards Malaysian biodiesel standards [pdf, 79 Kb] - 2005
	Summary:  The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has compared the European standard for Biodiesel (EN 14214) and the American Standard Specifications for Biodiesel fuel (B100) blend stock for distillate... continued
Palm diesel: Green and renewable fuel from Palm Oil, May, C. et al (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) [pdf, 71 Kb] - 2005
	Summary:  A short summary of findings regarding the production, storage and use of palm oil derived biodiesel by the Malasian Palm Oil Board. Some negative properties of palm oil are mentioned, such as... continued
Status report biodiesel; biodiesel production and marketing in Germany in 2005, Bockey, D. and Schenk, W. [pdf, 676 Kb] - 2005
	Summary:  The Union zur Förderung von oel- und proteinpflanzen. (UFOP) reports on the German Biodiesel market. The article incorporates the (rising) figures on raw materials production, manufacturing capabilities... continued
The economic impact of Canadian Biodiesel production on Canadian Grains, Oilseeds and livestock producers, Stiefelmeyer, K. et al [pdf, 1,65 Mb] - 2004/11
	Summary:  In this study the economic effects of 2 and 5 % biodiesel blends requirements within Canada are calculated. The authors are calculating canola oil against rendered oils and animal fats (tallow) palm oil ... continued
Biodiesel handling and use guidelines - 2004 , US Department of Energy; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [pdf, 1,54 Mb] - 2004/11
	Summary:  This document is a guide for those who blend, distribute, and use biodiesel and biodiesel blends. It focuses on B100 and B20, discussing properties like energy content, cetane number, stability, clea... continued
Biodiesel barometer, Europserver [pdf, 246 Kb] - 2004/06
	Summary:  Useful numbers on bioethanol and biodiesel production volumes in Europe, and overview of national incentives. continued
What is the future of biofuels - presentation, Girard M [pdf, 329 Kb] - 2004/06
	Summary:  While diesel consumption is increasing, there is also an objective for lower CO2 emission/km. This requires new car technology and new fuels. Total focuses mainly on FAME and further ethanol/ETBE. ... continued
Review on biodiesel standardization world-wide, prepared for IEA bioenergy task 39 subtask biodiesel, Prankl H, Körbitz W, Mittelbach M, Wörgetter M. [pdf, 1 Mb] - 2004/05
	Summary:  Standardization is one of the key issues in the development of new products and markets. For the producers and distributors of Biodiesel, standards are a vital necessity. Legislators and authorities need ... continued
Biodiesel: Instructions for the handling with Biodiesel in filling stations, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitäts- management Biodiesel e. V. [pdf, 553 Kb] - 2004/05
	Summary:  Brochure, which provides useful instructions and recommendations for the use of biodiesel through existing filling station. The information is very practical, aimed at the end-user, and based on gained ... continued
Best case studies on biodiesel production plants in Europe, Prepared for IEA Bioenergy task 39 subtask Biodiesel, Körbitz W, Berger CH, Waginger E, Wörgetter M. [4 pdf files] - 2004/03
	Summary:  This study contains detailed reports of 16 selected Biodiesel production plants in the range of 12.000 to 250.000 t Biodiesel production capacity from 7 European countries: Austria, Czech Republic, ... continued
Biodiesel production estimates 2003, European Biodiesel Board (EBB) [pdf, 91 Kb] - 2004/03
	Summary:  The total biodiesel production in the EU in 2003 has risen with 35% compared with 2002. Total production was 1.4 Mtonne. The production capacity for 2004 is 2.2 Mtonne. Largest producers are ... continued
Biodiesel in North America: implementation issues, (S&T)2 Consultants Inc. [pdf, 1,15 Mb] - 2004/02
	Summary:  Provides detailed information on the status of biodiesel in the United States and Canada. The overview includes technology description and alternatives, and a summary of 5-year growth and ... continued
Economic, financial, social analysis and public policies for biodiesel, S&T2 Consultants Inc. [pdf, 1,51 Mb] - 2004
	Summary:  In this extensive study the various possibilities of producing biodiesel from Canadian feedstocks is assessed according to economic, financial and social effects. Potential feedstocks per Canadian... continued
Worldwide review on biodiesel production, Prepared for IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Subtask Biodiesel, Körbitz W, Friedrich St, Waginger E, Wörgetter M. [pdf, 5,64 Mb] - 2003/08
	Summary:  The lack of knowledge on the successful implementation of biodiesel on national and international markets limits the further development of biofuels in some countries. This study defines the state of ... continued
Breeding aspects around the production of rapeseed for biodiesel (Dutch). , Mheen, H. van der (Dutch)  [pdf, 140 Kb] - 2003/07
	Summary:  Because of the recent interest, from the Dutch agriculture sector, for the production of biodiesel from rapeseed, a review is executed. In this review various culture aspects of the rapeseed cultur... continued
Stability of Biodiesel used as a fuel for diesel engines and heating systems. Proceedings BIOSTAB workshop in Graz,  H. Prankl et al [pdf, 4,03 Mb] - 2003/06
	Summary:  The BIOSTAB project is an European project. The main objective is to establish criteria and corresponding analytical methods to determine the stability of biodiesel. The results should help to further ... continued
Setting National Fuel Quality Standards - Paper 6: National Standard for Biodiesel - Discussion Paper, Environment Australia [pdf, 1,92 Mb] - 2003/03
	Summary:  Large report on biodiesel with information about which biodiesel standards there are internationally, what the experiences are with biodiesel in Europe and the US, and the specifications of biodiesel ... continued
Biodiesel Fact Sheet; Frequently Asked Questions, Arfuels (Australian Renewable Fuels PTY LTD) [pdf, 755 Kb] - 2003/03
	Summary:  FAQ list that promotes the use of biodiesel. Besides practical questions the Fact Sheet also compares the international biodiesel standards and sums up the advantages of biodiesel for the environ... continued
Production of Biodiesels from Multiple Feedstocks and Properties of Biodiesels and Biodiesel/ Diesel Blends, Kinast J.A. [pdf, 1,09 Mb] - 2003/03
	Summary:  This report quantifies the impact on prices of the different feedstocks by generating biodiesel from each feedstock through one producer, to minimize the variation in production techniques, and by ... continued
NOx Solutions for Biodiesel, McCormick R.L., et al [pdf, 608 Kb] - 2003/02
	Summary:  This technical report describes a study that examined a number of approaches for NOx reduction from biodiesel. continued
Evaluation of the comparative energy, global warming and socio-economic costs and benefits of biodiesel, Resources Research Unit of Sheffield Hallam University, UK [pdf, 763 Kb] - 2003/01
	Summary:  The costs and benefits of biodiesel are assessed in the area of energy and greenhouse has emission reduction based on life cycle analysis and comparison to other research and other fuels like ... continued
Cetane numbers of branched and straight-chain fatty esters determined in an ignition quality tester, Gerhard Knothe [pdf, 103 Kb] - 2002/11
	Summary:  The cetane number, a widely used diesel fuel quality parameter related to the ignition delay time (and combustion quality) of a fuel, has been applied to alternative diesel fuels such as biodiesel ... continued
A Comprehensive Analysis of Biodiesel Impacts on Exhaust Emissions, Assessment and Standards Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [pdf, 767 Kb] - 2002/10
	Summary:  This report quantifies the air pollution emission effects of biodiesel for diesel engines that have not been specifically modified to operate on biodiesel. The investigation discovered that biodiesel imp ... continued
Techno-economic analysis of Bio-diesel production in the EU: a short summary for decision-makers, Marina Enguidanos et al [pdf, 771 Kb] - 2002/05
	Summary:  This report aims to present in a relatively condensed format the crucial facts relative to bio-diesel production techniques. It is meant for the use of non-technical decision-makers that require an overview ... continued
Research into Biodiesel Kinetics and Catalyst Development, Adam Karl Khan, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland [pdf, 425 Kb] - 2002/05
	Summary:  Some useful information on SVO. The main issues with this project were finding an analysis method, a suitable catalyst and obtaining useful kinetic data. continued
New trends in developing Bio-diesel world-wide, Koerbitz, W. [pdf, 215 Kb] - 2002/04
	Summary:  This paper evaluates the progress in developing bio diesel over the past 12 years. It explains that the following progress has been made: The feedstock basis has been broadened, and there have ... continued
The Development of Biodiesel in Germany, Dieter Bockey, Heinrich Prankl [pdf, 208 Kb] - 2002/02
	Summary:  This report gives an analysis of the success factors of German Biodiesel implementation. It shows milestones in biodiesel production, explains who are the stakeholders, what are the feedst ... continued
Biodiesel: Energy- and Environmental Evaluation Rapeseed-Oil-Methyl-Ester, Scharmer K. [pdf, 350Kb] - 2001/11
	Summary:  This report gives an overview of the characteristics of biodiesel from oilseed rape. Environmental aspects (a.o. GHG emission reductions for the whole chain) and economical aspectes are also ... continued
Biodiesel, Energy- and Environmental Evaluation rapeseed-oil-methyl-ester, Klaus Scharmer [pdf, 348 Kb] - 2001/11
	Summary:  This report gives a brief assessment of the most important issues concerning biodiesel. From this report it is possible to have a complete overview of all the topics concerning biodiesel. The main topics ... continued
Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines, Shaine Tyson, K. [pdf, 1,54 Mb] - 2001/09
	Summary:  This document is a field guide for end-users, distributors, and those involved in related activities.These guidelines cover fuel use and handing issues that could be anticipated or encountered in the ... continued
Energy balances in the growth of oilseed rape for biodiesel and of wheat for bioethanol, I.R. Richards et al. [pdf, 500 Kb] - 2000/06
	Summary:  This report presents an analysis of the ratio between the energy produced and the energy used for two biofuel chains: oilseed rape for biodiesel and wheat crops for bioethanol. The study indicates ... continued
The introduction of biodiesel as a blending component to diesel fuel in Austria, Final Report of project Non technical barriers to the development of liquid biofuels in Europe Phase IV / Topic 1, Prankl H, Wörgetter M. [pdf, 72 Kb] - 2000/03
	Summary:  Discusses technical, environmental and social benefits of biodiesel. Biodiesel only contains traces of sulphur and is thus especially suitable for diesel engines with catalysts. The oxygen content of bio... continued
Closing carbon cycles, Martin Patel, Universteit Utrecht [pdf, 49 Kb] - 1999
	Summary:  This thesis analyses the production, use and waste management of synthetic organic materials. The main research questions are to determine, how much the production and waste management of synth... continued
Comparison of LCA and external-cost analysis for biodiesel and diesel, L. De Nocker [pdf, 148 Kb] - 1998/12
	Summary:  This paper compares the environmental impacts over the entire life cycle from biodiesel from rapeseed and conventional diesel, using both a traditional LCA (life cycle assessment) approach and an ... continued
A Look Back at the U.S. Department of Energy s Aquatic Species Program: Biodiesel from Algae, NREL [pdf, 3,58 Mb] - 1998/07
	Summary:  The Aquatic Species Program studied a fairly specific aspect of algae that is their ability to produce natural oils. The research started in 1978 and lasted until 1996. The algae were enriched with CO2 ... continued

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