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European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE)

19 May 202519 May 2025

The development of renewable ethanol biorefineries as a strategic resource to accelerate the transition towards a competitive low-carbon economy

The debate was moderated by Sarantis Michalopoulos, Senior Network Editor at Euractiv

16 September 202411 September 2024

New audit confirms EU renewable ethanol industry makes more food than fuel

Data from European producers show significant production of food and feed in 2023 along with sustainable biofuel, highlighting strategic importance of domestic ethanol biorefineries

9 January 20242 January 2024

Time for a European Shift on Renewable Ethanol

There is also growing interest in using ethanol as a feedstock in the biopolymers industry, which are essential if the EU wants to achieve its goals for climate change mitigation, food security and energy independence

5 July 202230 June 2022

EU ethanol sets new record for greenhouse-gas reduction, confirms importance to Europe’s energy independence

Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by 77% compared to fossil fuel in 2021, according to the latest audited producer data; ethanol refineries produced more feed than fuel

21 July 20219 September 2021

Fit for 55 needs a biofuels boost

The Commission’s proposal leaves room for biofuels such as renewable ethanol to help achieve Green Deal, but should better maximise their potential for decarbonising transport

31 May 202116 June 2021

EU’s dismissal of crop-based biofuels will impede transport decarbonisation: industry

Commission to minimise the contribution of crop-based biofuels from the road transport energy mix – even though such biofuels have been the main contributor to displacing fossil fuel

10 July 20209 September 2021

Greenhouse-gas reduction performance of EU ethanol reaches new high

Renewable ethanol from ePURE members reduced GHG emissions by more than 72% compared to fossil fuels in 2019, according to the latest audited producer data

22 April 202016 April 2020

EU renewable ethanol producers inform Commission of market challenges during COVID-19

Dramatic shift in demand and possibility of imports could threaten European industry

5 June 201931 May 2019

EXCLUSIVE: European bio-based sector sets out 2050 vision for a circular bio-society

New report led by the Bio-based Industries Consortium sets out a vision that focuses on four key drivers

21 November 201819 November 2018

European Parliament approves REDII

AEBIOM and a group of other European organizations call on the EU to be more ambitious in its efforts to encourage the use of renewables in heating and cooling

22 June 201819 June 2018

EU recognises importance of crop-based ethanol to achieving climate goals

RED II agreement by negotiators is a step in the right direction, allowing Member States to use sustainable biofuels in fighting climate change

20 February 201816 February 2018

European Commission’s €2 billion support of advanced biofuels questioned

Ethanol Europe's research argues, that less than 1% of announced advanced biofuel capacity has successfully been materialised

9 January 201822 December 2017

First-gen biofuels suffer as EU Council announces 2030 targets

Announcement could have significant ramifications for the continent’s biofuels industry, and has already sparked controversy

13 December 20179 September 2021

CO2 Value Europe: A new association dedicated to the utilisation of CO2

43 leading industrial and research stakeholders will cooperate to implement solutions to convert CO₂ into valuable products

16 October 201712 October 2017

Biofuels phase-out will raise demand for feed imports, industry warns

EU executive decided to cut the cap on biofuels in transport from 7% to 3.8% EU

19 June 201714 June 2017

Is there a future for biofuel in Europe?

Environmental NGOs want companies to switch to newer, ‘second-generation’ biofuels, which they say lead to less land use change

6 April 20175 April 2017

MEPs: Industry ‘self-regulation’ failed to prevent deforestation

Environmentalist NGOs said the resolution was in the right direction, while the ethanol industry grabbed the chance to reiterate its demand for a “balanced policy solution”

1 February 201730 January 2017

Poll: Europeans want EU policy to promote crop-based biofuels

Findings directly contradict European Commission’s justification for phasing out conventional biofuels

12 December 20168 December 2016

Commission under fire over post-2020 biofuels targets

EWABA suggests that Commission's proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive can still be improved during its legislative passage

2 August 201628 July 2016

EU should strengthen existing sustainability rules for biofuels: European Court of Auditors

In its recent Roadmap to 2030 ePURE calls for a number of measures to strengthen the sustainability of biofuels used in Europe

30 June 201629 June 2016

European Parliament calls for improved policies for high GHG saving biofuels post-2020

Sustainable biofuels with high GHG savings, such as European ethanol, are an essential part of the energy mix and a vital tool to decarbonise transport

16 July 201515 July 2015

EU Council formally approves new biofuel rules

EU Ministers have today officially rubber-stamped new rules to address indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts associated with biofuels

10 April 20159 April 2015

EU reaches tentative deal to cap food-based biofuels

Bioethanol lobby ePURE gave a cautious welcome to Wednesday's deal, saying it did not provide enough incentive for the new generation biofuels

31 March 201530 March 2015

MEPs retaliate against EU countries on biofuels draft law

The European Parliament has resisted pressure from member states to water down the draft law on biofuels after five-hour long negotiations on 25 March

3 March 20156 May 2015

European Parliament committee agrees to cap first generation biofuels at 6%

Mixed feedback from industry and policy makers

2 March 20152 March 2015

MEPs vote to cap biofuels

NNFCC's CEO said, he “welcomed” any new legislation “that helps us better define good from bad biofuels.”

19 January 201516 January 2015

Making Indirect Land Use Change go away

A shocker study pointing a way towards mitigating or eliminating that infamous scourge of carbon-scoring for biofuels

21 October 201420 October 2014

Seizing the opportunity of a new agricultural economy

Impact of Europe’s biorefineries extends way beyond farming

27 June 201426 June 2014

Renewable ethanol in Europe: first ever State of the Industry Report published

ePURE Report assesses State of the Ethanol Industry

5 May 20142 May 2014

Coca-Cola: PlantBottle Technology™ Tops 2014 Sustainable Bio Awards

Company recognized for its first-ever recyclable PET plastic bottle made partially from plants

17 April 201416 April 2014

Sustainable biofuels done right offer innumerable benefits to society says UN IPCC report

Estimated ILUC emissions are “highly uncertain, unobservable, unverifiable, and dependent on assumed policy, economic contexts, and inputs used in the modeling”

31 January 201431 January 2014

Unlikely bedfellows in biofuel debate

Industry and green groups are furious about the European Commission's plan to scrap biofuel targets

25 February 2013

Historical studies shore up proof of indirect biofuels emissions

Current EU proposals mandate a review of scientific evidence for ILUC in 2017

17 October 2012

Biofuels industry threatens to sue European Commission

After 2020, the Commission will only promote and financially support biofuels that contribute to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and not from food or feed crops are produced

24 August 2012

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