Czech Republic
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| Population: | 10,228,744 (July 2007 est.) 1 |
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| GDP (PPP): | $225.5 billion (2006 est.) 1 |
| Petroleum – consumption – imports: – Gasoline to diesel ratio: | 203,100 bbl/day (2004 est.) 1 203,700 bbl/day (2004) 1 ??? |
| Electricity – consumption – Main sources: | ??? |
| Renewable energy targets: | ??? |
| Ethanol – production: – target: – feedstocks: | 100,000 tonnes 2 ??? ??? |
| Biodiesel – production: – target – feedstocks: | ??? ??? |
| 1: CIA world factbook; 2: Report for the European Commission on the implementation of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/30/EC of 8 May 2003; 3: Report for 2005 by the Czech Republic for the European Commission on the implementation of Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 | |
Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union located in Central Europe. Thanks to very early and substantial support from the government, there is a thriving biofuels industry, especially biodiesel.
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Events
- 10-11 June 2008, Prague, Czech Republic: World Biofuels Forum 2008
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Issues
Use of Biofuels is encouraged through an air protection act which requires that a certain amount of biofuels, which should amount to 4,200,000 tons between 2007 and 2012, be made available to the market.
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News
- Wartsila wins biofuel power plant from Czech Republic's Less & Timber 30 November 2007, Forbes.com.
- Czech biofuel case halted 11 July 2007, Czech Realtor.com.
- Farmers and distillers embrace biofuels as Czech use lags behind Europe 21 March 2007, According to the Prague Post, use of biofuels in the Czech Republic lags far behind their production with their use actually declining. Legislative action is being taken to battle this trend
- Legislation for biofuels, tax to move ahead 6 November 2006, Czech Realtor.com.
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