Wine bottles were “destroyed” to make disinfectant or biofuel. This is the solution adopted by the European Commission to deal with the consumption decline mainly caused by inflation. Faced with a backlog of unsold bottles, Brussels has therefore taken extraordinary measures to support winemakers. Europeans are drinking less, while production increases thanks to last year’s […]
Tag: Biofuels
Eni wants to triple biofuel production using land in Africa
Involving more than 700,000 African farmers to produce energy, not food, over the next three years. These are the programs announced by Eni. The Italian company aims to triple biofuel production in Africa and, to a lesser extent, Asia. The goal is to produce about one-fifth of the agricultural raw materials it will need for […]
EU: “No opening for biofuels in cars”
It was perhaps an April Fool’s joke that the European Commission was open to using biofuels as an alternative to electricity in cars. “Negotiations on biofuels have begun,” Minister Gilberto Pichetto rejoiced, after EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson’s interview with Rainews last Saturday, to be precise the first day of the month. But Brussels apparently […]
One of two buildings powered by renewable energy by 2030: EU directive on the way
By 2030, Europe will need to double the share of renewable energy in energy consumption. It is a target that will cover all sectors, from industry to transportation, passing through buildings. Each sector will have its own target: for construction, for example, one out of every two buildings will need to be powered by renewable […]
Italian car running out of (bio)fuel
The task of adding a derogation for biofuels to the regulation on stopping polluting cars in Europe is becoming increasingly complex for Italy. Tomorrow, the European Union’s transport ministers may pass legislation banning the sale of new cars and vans with polluting internal combustion engines from 2025. The inclusion of an exception for eFuels, synthetic […]
Yes to nuclear power in return for aid to migrants: proof of agreement between Meloni and Macron
Italy and France are trying to leave behind the conflicts of the past in the name of their mutual, national interests. With the controversial pension reform, the political crisis in Paris and the problem of managing the migration flow, aggravated by the crisis in Tunisia, seem to have prompted Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron to […]
Italy presses on biofuels, but Berlin pulls back and wants eFuel only
Italy is looking for allies in Europe to try and save cars with combustion engines if they run on biofuels. Our country hoped that Germany would be on its side in this war, not wanting to support demand instead and gave the green light for only eFuel to concentrate on its game (and with excellent […]
“Biofuels pollute the environment 3 times more than diesel”
If you really want to reduce the environmental impact of road transport, there is no alternative to the electric car. This is what the activists of Transport & Environment (T&E), an organization based in Brussels that has been working on sustainable mobility for more than three decades and fully supporting the transition to battery-powered vehicles, […]
The battle is eFuel’s battle to save automakers. Very expensive compared to market needs, and produced in minimal quantities, “neutral emission” fuels can save vehicles’ internal combustion engines from the new EU directive, even if they are not completely green.
First, the fear of stopping the sale of cars with internal combustion engines, then the confrontation with Germany, which leads a group of countries that oppose the European directive on zero-emission vehicles. Everything now revolves around eFuels biofuels, “neutral emission” fuels that will allow automakers to stop the shock that will hit the automotive industry […]
Why do Germany, Italy and luxury car manufacturers want eFuel?
The directive on zero emissions from vehicles was blocked in Brussels due to unexpected opposition from Germany, which led a group of countries, including Italy, which opposed the text. The reform, which envisages stopping the sale of new cars and non-ecological vehicles from 2035, was agreed between the Council and the EU Parliament last year […]