The biofuels industry faces a significant challenge from the electrification of transport.In the interim,hybrid vehicles offer an opportunity.And in the long-term,the biofuels sector expects to play a major role in heavy duty vehicles,shipping and aviation.’Full electrification of passenger cars will take a long time,so there will be space for fuel blends with biofuels.Increasingly there will be a shift towards using biofuels for heavy duty vehicles,shipping and aviation,because those areas are more difficult to decarbonise through electrification,’ says Dr Ausilio Bauen,Director,e4Tech.Market development of European biofuels has been challenged by policy uncertainty and changes in direction at both EU and member state levels.As the Sub-Group on Advanced Biofuels(SGAB)in the European Commission pointed out in a major report(2017):’Since 2003,EU legislation on biofuels has changed twice substantially and become more complex.’ While there was significant
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