Organisation Description - International IEA Task 39 : Liquid Biofuels from Biomass

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Liquid Biofuels from Biomass

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IEA Bioenergy Task 39 "Liquid Biofuels from Biomass" is currently composed of 12 countries or regional associations, including Austria, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom.

This Task brings together leading researchers and industry pioneers in a bid to successfully introduce biofuels for transportion into the commercial marketplace. Activities include the technical challenges of biofuel production, as well as the policy and regulatory issues that must be addressed in commercialization.

The overall goal of this Task is to provide participants with comprehensive information that will assist them with the development and deployment of biofuels for transportation fuel use. The Task will build upon the successes of previous efforts to deal with the complex technical and infrastructure issues related to biofuels in a coordinated manner. To meet its goals, the Task objectives are to:

• Provide information and analyses on policy, regulatory and infrastructure issues that will help participants encourage the establishment of biofuels as a replacement for fossil-based fuels;
• Catalyze cooperative research and development projects that will help participants develop improved, cost-effective processes for biofuel production;
• Provide information and analyses on specialized topics relating to the production and implementation of biodiesel technologies, and;
• Provide for information dissemination, outreach to stakeholders, and coordination with other related groups.

IEA Task 39 includes a number of biofuels in its mandate. Two biofuels, bioethanol and biodiesel, are commercial and thus receive the greatest attention from Task 39 in the current triennium. Other future biofuels that are considered by this Task include biohydrogen, Fischer-Trophs, pyrolysis oils, and biomass-to-liquid (BTL).

Contacts

Contact

• Manfred WORGETTER / Bundesanstalt fur Landtechnik BLT AUSTRIA
• Jack SADDLER / University of British Colombia Department of Wood Science / CANADA