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- DATAMONITOR VIEW
- ANALYSIS
- Alongside support from the EU, governments in Germanyand Sweden have
long been strong proponents of biofuels
- The EU' s Biofuels Directive has been the principalsupranational driver
for the uptake of biodiesel and bioethanol
- The EU' s Energy Crop Premium has helped spur thecultivation of crops
for the production of biofuels
- Strong political support for the use of biofuels has ledto the highest
uptake in Sweden and Germany
- Germany' s socialist/green coalition was a key factor inmaking it
Europe' s largest consumer of biofuels
- Multi-faceted support for the use of biofuels in Swedenhas led to
high penetration
- Political commitment and partnerships with agriculturehave made
France a leading consumer of biofuels
- Poor implementation of targets for biofuels in Spain andItaly has
led to limited uptake
- The UK government' s scepticism of biofuels hasrestrained consumption
- In member states obligations on fuel retailers to sellbiofuels will be
a significant market driver going forward
- In member states obligations on fuel retailers to sellbiofuels will be
a significant market driver going forward
- The biofuels market in Germany has been aided by astrong production
base, filling station network and vehicle availability
- The capacity to produce biofuels is strongest in Franceand Germany
- Germany has the largest production base for biofuels inEurope, but
is having to reduce output
- Sweden' s high level of biofuels utilization is heavilyreliant on
imports
- In France, enthusiasm from agriculture and industry hascreated a
strong production base for biofuels
- The UK' s production base is small and is suffering fromovercapacity
- Italy and Spain are significant producers of biofuelsdespite limited
consumption at the national level
- The retail network for high blended biofuels isstrongest in Germany
and Sweden
- Ethanol is widely blended into regular fuels in Sweden
- Availability of biofuels in France and Germany isamongst the highest
in Europe
- The network for biofuels is set to grow rapidly in Spainand Italy
- Biodiesel and bioethanol are only available at aminority of UK
service stations
- Swedish car manufacturers are the most enthusiasticsupporters of
biofuels
- Swedish and French car manufacturers have been the mostsupportive of
biofuels
- German car manufacturers have shown mixed enthusiasm forbiofuels
- Tax rebates and increasing environmental concern havebeen key in
boosting demand for biofuels in Germany and Sweden
- The adoption of biofuels has been most successful incountries with
generous fiscal incentives such as Sweden
- Users of biofuels in Sweden, Italy and Spain benefitfrom the highest
levels of tax relief
- Consumers in Germany, the UK and France benefit frompartial tax
rebates on biofuels
- The high level of importance placed on environmentalissues in Germany
and Sweden have influenced biofuel sales
- APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Sources
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- Disclaimer
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: Germany put 0.65% of its non-fallow farmlandunder the Energy
Crop premium scheme in 2004
- Figure 2: Germany consumed more than 2,000 millionlitres of biodiesel in
2005
- Figure 3: 98% of the biofuel used in Sweden in 2005was bioethanol
- Figure 4: France consumes almost equal amounts ofbiodiesel and bioethanol
- Figure 5: The UK only used 120 million litres ofbiofuel in 2005
- Figure 6: Biofuel obligations
- Figure 7: Germany' s biodiesel production grew by over60% between 2004
and 2005
- Figure 8: Sweden produced 122,000 tonnes of bioethanolin 2005
- Figure 9: France produced 492,000 tonnes of biodieselin 2005
- Figure 10: The UK produced 51,000 tonnes of biodieselin 2005
- Figure 11: OKQ8 has 214 sites retailing E85 in Sweden
- Figure 12: Total UK has 331 sites retailing biodieselin the UK
- Figure 13: Saab, Volvo and Citroen are strongsupporters of biofuels
- Figure 14: Selected German car brands havedemonstrated enthusiasm for
biofuels
- Figure 15: Opting for green energy is one behaviouralaspect of rising
environmental attitudes
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