Biofuels in Italy

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Biofuels ministries, organisations and agencies in Italy view info >>

Key biofuels industry and research stakeholders in Italy view info >>

Advanced biofuels demonstrations and R&D Projects in Italy view info >>

Biofuels policy, regulations, market development and support in Italy view info >>

Reports related to biofuels in Italy view info >>

Biofuels ministries, organisations and agencies in Italy

• Enel
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• ENEA
• ENI - Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi
• ITABIA - Italian Biomass Association

Key biofuels industry and research stakeholders in Italy

• Beta Renewables
• Biochemtex
• Bologna University
• Centro Ricerche Fiat (Fiat Powertrain Technologies)
• CRAB - Consortium for Applied Research in Biotechnology
• CRB Italian Biomass Research Centre
• DISAAT Department, Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro
• ENEA CR TRISAIA
• ETA Renewable Energies
• IMA BioFuels - Industria Meridionale Alcolici
• Ital Green Oil
• NOVAOL Srl
• Università degli Studi di Firenze

Advanced biofuels demonstrations and R&D Projects in Italy

• Beta Renewables commercial scale cellulosic ethanol plant at Crescentino
• COMETHA (2014-2018), supported by FP7, involves the construction and operation of an integrated industrial facility for the production of second generation bioethanol and other co-products from lignocellulosic feedstock.
• Eni announced plans to convert its Venice refinery into a "green refinery" to produce HVO, using the Ecofining™ process developed with Honeywell-UOP.

Biofuels policy, regulations, market development and support in Italy

Renewable Energy Action Plans

• National Action Plan for Renewable Energy including Transport and Biofuels
• Renewable Energy Progress Report - including Biofuels and Bioenergy

Promotion of Biofuels in Italy

• Promotion of Biofuels in Italy

Mandate on use of Advanced Biofuels

In November 2014, Italy became the first EU MS to mandate the use of advanced biofuels. From, January 2018 gasoline and diesel shall contain at least 1.2 % advanced biofuel, rising to 1.6 % by 2020, and 2 % by 2022.

Reports related to biofuels in Italy

• IEA Task 42 Biorefining - Country Report Italy, 2014
• IEA Task 33: Thermal Gasification of Biomass - Country Report for Italy, 2012
• IEA Bioenergy Task 40 (Sustainable International Bioenergy Trade): Country report for Italy 2011, 2012
• IEA Task 39 (Commercializing Conventional and Advanced Liquid Biofuels) Newsletter with Country Profile of Italy