German Bioethanol Industry Association
Bioethanol - Market Data and Policy Framework post 2020
German Bioethanol Industry Association │ BDBe
Stefan Walter, Managing Director
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German Bioethanol Industry Association
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C2H5OH
Fuel
Alcoholic BeveragesChemical Industry
Cosmetics
Pharmaceuticals Food
Use of Bioethanol:
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• In contrast to other sectors the transport sector shows an increase in GHG-emissions (+5 %)
• Reasons:
- growth of the car fleet (compared to 2010 +11 % passenger cars, +27 % HDV)
- tendency to bigger cars
Effects are stronger than positive technical developments and use of renewable energy
State of play transport sector Germany
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Fuel Bioethanol Production: Worldwide
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Fuel Bioethanol Production: Europe
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Fuel Bioethanol Production: Europe
Source: ePURE key figures 2017 (aggregated and audited data of ePURE members)
Feedstock for Bioethanol production
Bioethanol Production by end-use:
81 % Fuel
10 % Industry
9 % Food and beverages
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Output of Bioethanol plants in Europe
Animal feed
• protein fodder: Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS), Condensed Distillers Solubles (CDS)
• Concentrated feed and fodder supplement: sugar beet pulp, pellets, wheat bran, vinasse, gluten
Biofertiliser
• Vinasse, ammoniumsulfate, „Carbokalk“ (carbonated lime)
Residues
• Aldehydes and fusel oils for perfume and plastic production, pharma industry
• Biogas production
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Source: ePURE key figures 2017 (aggregated and audited data of ePURE members)
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Bioethanol Plants in Germany
CropEnergies, Zeitz
Nordzucker, Wanzleben
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Fuel Bioethanol Production: Germany
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Fuel Bioethanol Production: Germany
• Arable land: 33 % of total area
• Crops for Bioethanol: 2.8 % of arable land
Sugar beet
cereals
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Bioethanol Consumption: Germany
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State of Play: Renewable Energy Directive
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RED I 2020 RED II 2030Overall share renewable
sources
20 % 32 % (revision 2023)
Renewable Energy Share
Transport
10.0 % 14.0 %
Limit for „crop-based“ fuels 7 % max. 7 % (level 2020 + 1 %)
Annex IX min. 0.5 %
Annex IX Part A
(e.g. straw, algae)
-- min. 3.5 %
Annex IX Part B
(UCO, animal fat)
-- max. 1.7 %
Multipliers Annex IX: 2
Electricity road: 5
Electricity rail: 2.5
Annex IX: 2
Electricity road: 4
Electricity rail: 1.5
Aviation/Marine: 1.2• RES-T+ 4 %, but share of crop-based biofuels unchanged
• Predetermined shares for advanced biofuels
• Decreased multipliers still give the illusion of progress
Source: ePURE Source: European Commission ©BDBe 03/2019
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Germany: Overall 2020 RES target 18 %
2017 achieved RES overall 15.5 %
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State of Play: Renewable Energy Directive
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In 2017 the EU-28 overall share of renewable energy in transport was 7.6 %,
the share for crop-based biofuels was 3.55 %.
Germany: RES-T 7,03 %
crop-based 3.22 %
The share of crop-based biofuels can be increased only until 2020 (RED II)!
German Bioethanol Industry Association
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State of Play: Renewable Energy Directive
• multipliers give the illusion of progress
German Bioethanol Industry Association
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State of Play: Implementation in Germany
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❖ Federal Immission Protection Act (§37a Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz)
• since 2015 greenhouse gas emission based quota (volume based quota in 2010-2014)
2015 3.5 %
2017 4.0 %
2020 6.0 %
❖ Regulation for the implementation of the Federal Immission Protection Act
(38. Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundesimmisionsschutzgesetzes: 38. BImSchV)
• Crop based biofuels maximal 6.5 % (2016: 3.18 %)
• Sub-quota for advanced biofuels (2020: 0.05 % │ 2025: 0.5 %)
• Crediting of road electricity, CNG, LPG, LNG and Upstream-emissions on GHG-Quota
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State of Play: Implementation in Germany
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a) Regulations in 38. BImSchV caused a reduced share in GHG-Quota for crop-based biofuels
b) GHG-Quota caused a significant improvement in GHG emission savings of biofuels
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State of Play: Implementation in Germany
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Political demands for Germany and the EU:
National implementation in Germany should be more ambitious than RED II:
• Step-wise increase of GHG-quota from 6 % in 2020 up to 16 % till 2030 (≈ 20 % RES-T)
• only Super E10 and Super Plus on the market (Luxembourg │ Belgium)
(Super E10 can be used by more than 93 % of the passenger car fleet in Germany)
• Tax adjustment, e.g. carbon-tax für fuels
• Penalty for non-fulfilment
• Sub-quota for advanced biofuels
EU-wide
• introduction of a GHG-Quota
• Standard for Super E20
German Bioethanol Industry Association
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Stefan Walter
Managing Director
German Bioethanol Industry
Association
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10117 Berlin
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