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Publisher: Internationales Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien (IWR)
Fuels: USA steps up the use of bioethanol – Germany falls behind
Münster - In his State of the Union address yesterday, President George W. Bush announced his aim to reduce the United State’s dependence on oil imports and to cut the consumption of fossil fuels by 20 percent until 2017. For this purpose, the use of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol is to be raised to 35 billion US gallons (around 110 million metric tons) and more is to be invested in bioethanol plants. The USA’s bioethanol production capacity amounted to 5.4 billion gallons (16.1 million metric tons) at the end of 2006 and is expected to almost double to 10.8 billion gallons (32.3 million metric tons) by the beginning of 2008, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) disclosed in Münster (Germany).
Roughly 35 metric tons of bioethanol were produced worldwide in 2005, 72% of which were accounted for by the USA (12.81 million metric tons) and Brazil (12.69 million metric tons). Europe’s contribution to the worldwide production of bioethanol was still negligible in 2005. With 0.72 million metric tons of ethanol, France is the biggest producer ahead of Spain (with 0.3 million metric tons) and Germany (with 0.28 million metric tons). In Germany, bioethanol fuel (for gasoline-operated vehicles) can be purchased as E85 from around 100 gas stations. According to the IWR bioethanol price index, the average price of E85 at the German gas pumps in January 2007 was 93.3 euro cents per liter.
Münster, January 24, 2007
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In 1996, the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR) was established as an independent and private service institution of the renewable energy industry. The IWR focuses on the fields of research, economic and policy consultation as well as media and international networks in the renewable or regenerative energies sector. One main objective of the IWR is to play an instrumental role in introducing and spreading awareness for an industrial, international business profile of the renewable energy industry.
Dr. Norbert Allnoch, Director of the International Economic Platform of Renewable Energies (IWR), 1995, on the definition: "According to our definition, the Renewable Energy Industry is one which takes an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of renewable energy supply (protecting both the climate and resources) and the construction of renewable plants and systems (industry policy for the three areas electricity, heat and fuel."Chronology of the Renewable Energy Industry - Important IWR contributions, including prizes and awards - 2007 Publication of the first structural analysis for a federal state according to the IWR-analysis method for renewable systems engineering and services�(study "Zur Lage der regenerativen Energiewirtschaft in NRW" )2007 International network-contacts:IWR-director Dr. Allnoch speaks with King Harald V. of Norway and �slaug Haga, norwegian minister of energy Presentation of the network / RENIXX in the USA, dialogue with McGinty, environment minister of Pennsylvania2006 IWR starts renewable stock index RENIXX� (