COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT FILLS ITS LIMOUSINES WITH STRAW
A collaboration between Danisco’s enzyme division Genencor, Inbicon, Novozymes, and Statoil – assisted by the Partnership for Biofuels – will supply biofuel made from straw for the 30 Volvo S80 limousines and 10 Volvo V70s that the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be using to chauffeur politicians from all over the world during COP15.
For the first time ever, a fleet of VIP limousines has been filled up at the same time with climate-friendly fuel, namely biofuel produced from straw by the Danish company Inbicon.
So when the politicians are traveling around Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference from next week, it will be in cars with climate-friendly E85 fuel in the tank. The 85% biofuel in E85 saves 85% CO2 compared with conventional gasoline.
A collaboration between Danisco’s enzyme division Genencor, Inbicon, Novozymes, and Statoil – assisted by the Partnership for Biofuels – will supply biofuel made from straw for the 30 Volvo S80 limousines and 10 Volvo V70s that the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be using to chauffeur politicians from all over the world during COP15.
Among those present at this first official filling-up with E85 in Denmark were senior representatives of the companies involved as well as Jan-Christoph Napierski from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ COP15 Logistics unit.
“An event such as the UN Climate Change Conference attracts a large number of exciting new technologies, which could help to solve the climate challenge. This is why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to be able to showcase a Danish contribution – advanced biofuel – to a green and climate-friendly Climate Change Conference,” says Jan-Christoph Napierski.
It is not just politicians who can drive around using advanced biofuel. From 2010 Statoil’s Danish customers will also be able to fill up with biogasoline extracted from straw using the latest technologies for developing sustainable biofuels.
The biofuel is produced by Inbicon, a company in the DONG Energy group that develops technology to produce biofuell from straw. Novozymes and Danisco’s enzyme division Genencor are supplying the enzymes for the biofuel production, and Statoil is providing the distribution facilities. Using this technology reduces emissions of CO2 by 84% compared with use of conventional gasoline. The biofuel being used for the Climate Change Conference is E85, comprising 85% biofuel and 15% gasoline.
The Partnership’s capabilities in producing advanced biofuel offer significant climate-related potential, allowing the replacement of conventional fuel such as gasoline. Advanced biofuels can be produced using residual products from forestry and agriculture, for example. The development of advanced biofuel technology offers significant commercial potential through export of technological solutions and knowledge within the development and application of enzymes.
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