(World Petroleum Council) ‘Biofuels’ will be the 6th in the series of the WPC’s educational guides and will focus on the use of biofuels and their role in our current and future global energy supply.
It is essential for the petroleum industry to look ahead, to be at the forefront of new technologies and innovations and to not shy away from the role it can and should play in developing the fuels of the future. Biofuels are a renewable alternative to fossil fuels and a logical partner for fossil fuels as the world’s energy mix continues to evolve. As we move away from dependence on fossil fuels, biofuels will play an ever-increasing role on a global level.
This guidebook, the latest in our very successful and popular Education Series, has gathered together experts from around the world to not only explain the technologies and processes that make biofuels viable, but also to share best practice case studies. READ MORE
Table of Contents
Message from the Director General 5
WPC vision, mission and values 6
WPC overview 8
Introduction to biofuels 14
By Jorge Camargo, IBP and J Luiz Orlandi, ELO
First-generation biofuels 18
By Décio Luiz Gazzoni, ICSU and Amélio Dall’Agnol, Embrapa
Second-generation biofuels 20
By Jaime Finguerut, Joaquim Henrique Cunha Filho and Natália Trombeta Calori, CTC
Third-generation biofuels 22
By Kira Schipper, Qatar University
Economics of biofuels feedstocks 24
By David Zilberman and Benjamin Gordon, University of California, Berkeley
Alternative feedstocks for biofuels 26
By Marie-Hélène Labrie, Enerkem
Biofuels and sustainability 28
By Artemis Kostareli, IPIECA
Biofuels in transport 32
By Dina Bacovsky, Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programme
Upwards and onwards 35
Q&A with Richard Hill, Etihad Airways
Biomass for power generation 36
By Lee Gale, ISC
Bright sparks: quick-build plants 39
By Mark Wickham, HRS Energy
Ethanol 40
By Bliss Baker, Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
Racing lines: Sunoco’s ethanol blends 43
Q&A with Rob Marro, Sunoco Race Fuels
Biodiesel 44
By Donell Rehagen, National Biodiesel Board
Beer necessities: Brewtroleum 47
Q&A with Ulrik Olsen, Gull
Biomass as a fuel source 48
By Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira, Unicamp
China: Robert Earley, MotionECO 50
Germany: Martin Mitchell, Clariant 54
India: Divakar Rao, agribusiness consultant 56
Malaysia: Tian Ching Long, Vance Bioenergy 62
USA: James R Oyler, Genifuel Corporation 66
Global biofuels market 68
By Tammy Klein, fuel and transport consultant
Global perspective on ethanol production 72
By Luiz Carlos Corrêa Carvalho, Canaplan
Biofuel management in an oil company 74
By Anna Wysok and Csaba Zsótér, MOL Group
The petroleum industry vision on biofuels 76
By Mario Lindenhayn, BP Biofuels
Food vs fuel 80
By Jeremy Martin, Institute of the Americas and Dr Eric Sievers, Ethanol Europe
COP 21 86
By Alex Forbes, journalist and consultant
Global warming and biofuels 88
By Clare Wenner, REA and Suzana Khan, UFRJ
CO2 emissions and climate change 94
By Isaias C Macedo, Unicamp
Income generation and employment 96
By Robert Spišák, Envien International
Biofuels: future governmental policies 98
By João Carlos de Souza Meirelles, São Paulo state
Biofuels: advances in technology 100
By Melissa Stark, Accenture Energy
Gas fermentation 104
By Dr Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaTech
Anaerobic-digestion plants 106
Q&A with Mike Mason, Tropical Power
AAFEX-II: alternative aviation fuel 108
Q&A with Bruce Anderson, NASA
Glossary of terms 110
Acknowledgements 112
The opinions and views expressed by the authors in this book are not necessarily those of WPC, its
members or the publisher. While every care has been taken in the preparation of this book, they are
not responsible for the opinions or any inaccuracies in the articles.
Unless otherwise stated, the dollar ($) values given in the book refer to the US dollar.