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Holanda – Puerto de Rotterdam se posiciona como centro de producción de biocombustibles (en inglés)
14 de febrero de 2008

The port of Rotterdam is preparing itself for the EU regulations requiring compulsory addition of 5.75% biofuels to petrol and diesel as of 2010 in order to limit CO2 emissions. The first biofuel plants come into operation this year, and seven companies have signed agreements that will allow them to establish the plants or have started building. One company is in the negotiation phase. The joint capacity of the two bioethanol plants is almost 600,000 tons per annum, and for the six plants that will be producing biodiesel, almost three million tons. Their share in the estimated EU-wide capacity in 2008 will thereby be 10% and 25% respectively.

CEO Hans Smits of the Port of Rotterdam Authority said in his statement, “Considerable reductions in CO2 emissions are possible and at the same time a tremendous opportunity for Rotterdam and The Netherlands. Globally and from a strategic point of view, we are strengthening our position as Europe's most important energy port. The direct economic advantages start with the extra investment of approximately € 1.5 billion just in biofuels. This brings with it a hefty primary spin-off due to the high-quality technical design and installation work required. At a secondary level, you have the contribution to knowledge of second-generation biofuel plants. Incidentally, the pipe system for the transportation of CO2 falls under the innovations that The Netherlands can build on in order to get a head start. Finally, the chemical cluster benefits from the by-products of biofuels”.

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Fuente: Port of Rotterdam Authority