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"6.1.2 Alberta Regulatory Elements
Effective July 2010, the Alberta Renewable Fuel Strategy requires 2% renewable content by volume in diesel fuel." NO subsidies I know of on this...
6.1.5 European Union (EU) Biodiesel Experience
The EU Biofuels Directive (Directive 2003/30/EC) set non-binding, biofuels-neutral targets for biofuels use as a percentage of fossil fuel use. In 2005, the target was 2% and in 2010, it is 5.75%. An amendment to the Fuels Quality Directive was voted in December 2008 to allow biodiesel blends of up to 7%. The related diesel fuel quality specification EN 590 was modified in 2009 to align with the directive.
The Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28) entered into force on June 25, 2009 and one of its core elements is a 10% binding target for renewables in the transportation sector and the introduction of a comprehensive set of sustainability requirements for biofuels in order to be counted towards the target.
Several EU member states have biodiesel or renewable diesel specific mandates, such as Germany (4.4%), Italy (3.5% in 2010; 4% in 2011; 4.5% in 2012), Lithuania (5%), and Portugal (10%).
6.2 Comparison to Ethanol Regulation
The federal government is implementing a 5% renewable alternative to gasoline mandate in 2010. There is a considerable amount of experience in Canada with blending and introducing ethanol into the gasoline pool, due to provincial ethanol mandates that have been in force for several years (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and more recently in British Columbia). The experience will help to reduce the risk associated with implementing a federal mandate, because it can/has inform(ed) the structure of the regulation.
On the other hand, Canadian experience with biodiesel is much more limited; Manitoba’s biodiesel mandate came into force on November 1, 2009, and BC’s mandate for renewable content in diesel and heating oil came into force on January 1, 2010. To date, the actual quantity of biodiesel consumed is not well known. The provincial regulations were designed with some flexibility for the first years and use could be relatively limited to date. The federal government will not be able to rely on much past experience in order to shape the renewable alternative to diesel regulation.
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http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/alternative-fuels/programs/nrddi/report-2010/chap6.cfm?attr=8
Q. What impact will renewable fuels have on food prices?
A number of factors contribute to the price of food. Alberta currently only consumes about 1.2 % of available grains and oilseeds in the manufacturing of renewable fuel in the province. As a result, grain for fuel use in Alberta is not expected to have any impact on the price of food.
In addition, the vast majority of bioenergy in Alberta is produced from either waste or forestry biomass. This trend is expected to continue with future growth and adoption of emerging technologies, such as gasification of municipal solid waste or ethanol production from woody biomass.
It is generally understood that the price of oil, and not corn prices or ethanol production, have the greatest impact on consumer food prices. Energy is part of every phase of food production from processing to packaging to transportation
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/BioEnergy/1110.asp
"6.1.2 Alberta Regulatory Elements
Effective July 2010, the Alberta Renewable Fuel Strategy requires 2% renewable content by volume in diesel fuel." NO subsidies I know of on this...
6.1.5 European Union (EU) Biodiesel Experience
The EU Biofuels Directive (Directive 2003/30/EC) set non-binding, biofuels-neutral targets for biofuels use as a percentage of fossil fuel use. In 2005, the target was 2% and in 2010, it is 5.75%. An amendment to the Fuels Quality Directive was voted in December 2008 to allow biodiesel blends of up to 7%. The related diesel fuel quality specification EN 590 was modified in 2009 to align with the directive.
The Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28) entered into force on June 25, 2009 and one of its core elements is a 10% binding target for renewables in the transportation sector and the introduction of a comprehensive set of sustainability requirements for biofuels in order to be counted towards the target.
Several EU member states have biodiesel or renewable diesel specific mandates, such as Germany (4.4%), Italy (3.5% in 2010; 4% in 2011; 4.5% in 2012), Lithuania (5%), and Portugal (10%).
6.2 Comparison to Ethanol Regulation
The federal government is implementing a 5% renewable alternative to gasoline mandate in 2010. There is a considerable amount of experience in Canada with blending and introducing ethanol into the gasoline pool, due to provincial ethanol mandates that have been in force for several years (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and more recently in British Columbia). The experience will help to reduce the risk associated with implementing a federal mandate, because it can/has inform(ed) the structure of the regulation.
On the other hand, Canadian experience with biodiesel is much more limited; Manitoba’s biodiesel mandate came into force on November 1, 2009, and BC’s mandate for renewable content in diesel and heating oil came into force on January 1, 2010. To date, the actual quantity of biodiesel consumed is not well known. The provincial regulations were designed with some flexibility for the first years and use could be relatively limited to date. The federal government will not be able to rely on much past experience in order to shape the renewable alternative to diesel regulation.
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http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/alternative-fuels/programs/nrddi/report-2010/chap6.cfm?attr=8
Q. What impact will renewable fuels have on food prices?
A number of factors contribute to the price of food. Alberta currently only consumes about 1.2 % of available grains and oilseeds in the manufacturing of renewable fuel in the province. As a result, grain for fuel use in Alberta is not expected to have any impact on the price of food.
In addition, the vast majority of bioenergy in Alberta is produced from either waste or forestry biomass. This trend is expected to continue with future growth and adoption of emerging technologies, such as gasification of municipal solid waste or ethanol production from woody biomass.
It is generally understood that the price of oil, and not corn prices or ethanol production, have the greatest impact on consumer food prices. Energy is part of every phase of food production from processing to packaging to transportation
http://www.energy.alberta.ca/BioEnergy/1110.asp
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