Germany: Biofuel Use to Stagnate Over Next Few Years
According to a renewable-energy lobby group, German use of ethanol and biodiesel to power vehicles will stagnate for the next few years because of insufficient government incentives, Jeremy van Loon of Bloomberg reports.
According to Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, a board member of the BEE German Renewable Energy Federation, Biofuels will make up about 5 to 6 percent of total transportation fuels in the period, little changed from 2009:
Biofuel and biodiesel made up 5.4 percent of total transportation fuels last year in Germany. Use of fuels made from plants has fallen in Europe’s largest economy after the government eliminated tax exemptions for consumers.
Hinrichs-Rahlwes added:
There is no stable policy framework for biofuels and this is hurting their use. Tax breaks for biofuels and biodiesel are the best way to encourage expanding their use, said Hinrichs-Rahlwes.
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