Storskalaprojekt med forsyning af AFME biodiesel i ... - Trafikstyrelsen
Storskalaprojekt med forsyning af AFME biodiesel i ... - Trafikstyrelsen
Storskalaprojekt med forsyning af AFME biodiesel i ... - Trafikstyrelsen
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English summary<br />
Biodiesel manufactured from waste products, offers a number of interesting<br />
perspectives for energy provision, CO2 emissions and for business development.<br />
Dependency on fossil fuels can be reduced, there is a corresponding improvement in<br />
climate impact, supply of food is un<strong>af</strong>fected and Danish companies can become more<br />
technically capable – all of this, while solving a waste removal problem.<br />
There are some particular conditions for the use of <strong>biodiesel</strong> in the transport sector,<br />
both general and dependent on the biological material which is to be used to<br />
manufacture the fuel. In connection with the use of <strong>AFME</strong> <strong>biodiesel</strong>, - a <strong>biodiesel</strong> made<br />
from waste products from the animal industry, there are a number of challenges with<br />
respect to the faster biological degradation as well as the general characteristics of<br />
the fuel compared with standards within the industry, not least due to the relatively<br />
poor performance in cold weather conditions as a result of the high content of<br />
saturated fatty acids.<br />
Following international climate targets and the EU directive from 2003 on promotion<br />
of use of biofuels, the Finance Committee of the Danish parliament Folketinget<br />
approved motion 168 on the use of kr. 60 million for a pilot test on the use of<br />
<strong>biodiesel</strong> in the period 2007-2009.<br />
The Danish Road S<strong>af</strong>ety and Transport Agency was selected as coordinator of the pilot<br />
test and awarded the funding to the consortium for the “Large scale project for supply<br />
of <strong>AFME</strong> <strong>biodiesel</strong> in the Region of Central Denmark”. The consortium consisted of the<br />
Region of Central Denmark, Daka Biodiesel, the collective Danish oil industry<br />
represented by the Energy and Oil Forum, A/S Dansk Shell, Kuwait petroleum A/S<br />
(Q8), OK a.m.b.a., Samtank A/S, Statoil A/S, Statoil Automat Danmark (Jet), Uno-X<br />
Energi A/S as well as the Innovation Centre for Bioenergy and Environmental<br />
Technology (CBMI) in the Agro Business Park.<br />
The project’s overall target was to gain experience in a geographically restricted test<br />
area, with the best logistics for supply of <strong>biodiesel</strong> based on animal fats and<br />
manufactured in large scale in a commercial plant. At the same time, the consortium<br />
wanted feedback on how the animal based <strong>biodiesel</strong> would be viewed by customers.<br />
The project was based on a 5% <strong>biodiesel</strong>, which is close to the required minimum<br />
blending target level and which is generally accepted by the automobile industry as<br />
not having a negative effect on vehicle guarantees for consumers.<br />
The test finished on 31 st December 2009, <strong>af</strong>ter nearly 1½ years activities including 11<br />
months supply of fuel with an <strong>AFME</strong> <strong>biodiesel</strong> blend. Fuel was distributed to all 75<br />
commercial petrol stations in Aarhus Municipality, as well as to vehicles in the Aarhus<br />
bus services Busselskabet Århus Sporveje and De Grønne Busser.<br />
Prior to distribution, an optimisation of the product was carried out. Based on a<br />
number of laboratory tests and experiments, the specifications for the diesel used as<br />
basis for the blend were identified and subsequently purchased, so that the B5<br />
product complied with the legal requirements and standards for the Danish and<br />
European market under EN590.<br />
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