Storskalaprojekt med forsyning af AFME biodiesel i ... - Trafikstyrelsen

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