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  2. Biodiesel by region - Wikipedia

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    In Germany biodiesel is, for the most part, produced from rapeseed. Sales in Germany stood at two billion litres (about 600 million US gallons (2,300,000 m 3 )) in 2006. This amount was sufficient to meet the average yearly consumption of well over 2,000,000 automobiles.

  3. Biofuels by region - Wikipedia

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    Germany remained the largest European biofuel consumer in 2006, with a consumption estimate of 2.8 million tons of biodiesel (equivalent to 2,408,000 toe), 0.71 million ton of vegetable oil (628.492 toe) and 0.48 million ton of bioethanol (307,200 toe).

  4. Biofuel in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    They define biofuels as "liquid or gaseous transport fuels such as biodiesel and bioethanol which are made from biomass". [1] Chemically, biofuels are alcohols produced by fermenting raw materials from starch and sugars. One of the more prominent biofuels, ethanol, is made up of biomass such as sugarcane and corn. Other sources of biofuel such ...

  5. Why Germany's Elections Have Huge Stakes for Climate ... - AOL

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    In April 2024, Germany’s Federal Network Agency, which regulates the country’s energy supply networks, announced that the cost of the country’s transition to renewable energy, an estimated ...

  6. Vegetable oils as alternative energy - Wikipedia

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    The availability of biodiesel around the World is increasing. It is estimated that by 2010 the market for biodiesel will be 7.5 billion litres (2 billion USgallons) in the U.S and 9.5 billion litres (2.5 billion USgallons) in Europe. [16] Biodiesel currently has 3% of the diesel market in Germany and is the number 1 alternative fuel. [17]

  7. Renewable energy in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, Germany's share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption increased by 1.4% to 13.8%. In 2004, renewables accounted for only 5.8% or about the same share as for the Netherlands in 2014 (5.5%). [30] In 2016, net generated electricity from renewable sources accounted for about 33.9%. Compared to the previous year, biomass ...

  8. Economy of Germany - Wikipedia

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    Germany is a founding member of the European Union and the eurozone. [27] [28] In 2016, Germany recorded the highest trade surplus in the world, worth $310 billion. [29] This economic result made it the biggest capital exporter globally. [30] Germany is one of the largest exporters globally with $1.81 trillion worth of goods and services ...

  9. Energy crop - Wikipedia

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    Production of oil/biodiesel from rape covers more than 12,000 km 2 in Germany alone, and has doubled in the past 15 years. [10] Typical yield of oil as pure biodiesel is 100,000 L/km 2 (68,000 US gal/sq mi; 57,000 imp gal/sq mi) or higher, making biodiesel crops economically attractive, provided sustainable crop rotations are used that are ...