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22 April 2014
In
June
2008,
ACEAs
statement
on
biofuels(1)
laid
out
the
conditions
necessary
for
the
European
auto-industry
to
support
the
rollout
of
B7
diesel
(and
E10
petrol)
across
member
states
of
the
European
Union
as
a
means
of
supporting
the
Renewable
Energy
Strategy
of
the
EU,
i.e.
ACEA
offered
that
all
new
vehicles
would
be
compatible
with
either
B7
diesel
(or
E10
petrol)
by
2010
the
auto
industry
invested
and
delivered
on
that
promise.
There
must
be
clear
quality
standards
(CEN)
ensuring
fit-for-purpose
market
fuels
so
that
vehicles
can
operate
without
negative
consequences
this
has
yet
to
be
delivered
(see
below).
Until
there
has
been
a
EU
review
to
establish
the
need
to
move
to
higher
and
EU
harmonised
levels
of
high
quality
low
blend
biofuels
(i.e.
higher
than
B7
diesel
or
E10
petrol),
no
member
state
should
go
beyond
what
is
in
the
Fuel
Quality
Directive
for
general
market
fuels.
Higher
blends
of
high
quality
low
blend
biofuels
might
be
introduced,
but
only
for
captive
fleets
of
dedicated
vehicles.
In
the
case
of
diesel,
new
biofuel
blend
standards
ensuring
high
market
fuel
quality
should
be
defined
utilising
advanced
renewable
diesel
from
processes
such
as
hydrotreated
vegetable
oils
(HVO),
co-processing
or
BtL.
Four
years
later,
in
November
2012,
ACEA
updated
this
biofuel
statement
in
a
position
paper(2)
concerning
the
still
unresolved
issue
of
Indirect
Land
Use
Change
(ILUC),
i.e.
Disappointment
that
while
the
auto
industry
had
delivered
the
vehicles,
the
EU
and
the
member
states
had
failed
to
ensure
the
widespread
availability
of
B7
diesel
(and
E10
petrol)
general
market
fuels.
The
needs
of
the
customer
and
the
auto
industry
for
a
strong
EU
internal
market
delivering
high
quality
and
common
general
market
fuels
was
being
overlooked
by
biofuels
politics
-
leading
to
possible
fragmentation
of
the
EU
internal
market.
Disappointment
that
there
had
been
little
movement
to
sustainable
advanced
renewable
high
quality
biofuels.
Continued
concerns
about
market
fuel
quality
(see
below).
There
remains
a
clear
need
to
ensure
that
low
blend
diesel
meets
the
quality
demands
of
the
auto-manufacturers
so
that
what
customers
are
offered
at
the
pump
across
all
seasons
of
the
year
is
a
high
quality
fit-for-purpose
fuel.
The
presence
of
saturated
fatty
acid
methyl
esters
in
FAME
has
a
direct
influence
on
the
properties
of
the
pure
biodiesel
blend
component
and
the
final
diesel
blend.
High
levels
of
such
saturated
fatty
acid
methyl
esters
will
result
in
vehicle
malfunctions
and
data
show
that
such
issues
are
increasing
in
the
field.
The
Renewable
Energy
Use
Directives
double
counting
of
used
cooking
oil
and
animal
fats
will
make
the
issue
worse.
Accordingly,
the
standards
for
pure
biodiesel
(EN14214)
and
the
final
blend
(EN590)
must
be
updated
to
ensure
the
highest
quality
of
diesel
so
customers
can
have
confidence
that
what
they
buy
at
the
filling
station
on
any
day
of
the
year
will
allow
their
vehicle
to
operate
safely
and
without
problem.
Accordingly,
ACEAs
position
regarding
the
specification
and
quality
of
general
market
diesel
and
the
EU
internal
market
remains
as
follows:
ACEA
members
accept
up
to
B7
(as
defined
by
the
Fuel
Quality
Directive
and
EN590)
for
all
vehicles,
old
and
new.
Diesel
blends
higher
than
B7
are
not
accepted
in
general
for
new
vehicles
offered
by
ACEA
members.
An
alternate
and
acceptable
way
to
achieve
an
equivalent
renewable
diesel"
would
be
to
keep
FAME
blending
limited
to
a
maximum
of
7%
v/v
and
blend
advanced
renewable
diesel
such
as
HVO
or
BtL.
However,
the
quality
of
the
FAME
remains
a
concern
for
the
auto-industry
(see
above).
ACEA
does
not
support
such
an
action
by
a
member
state
but,
if
a
member
state
does
decide
to
permit
the
sale
of
diesel
containing
more
than
7%
v/v
FAME
in
its
territory
as
a
general
market
fuel
(assuming
it
also
complies
with
the
Fuel
Quality
Directive
and
EN590),
it
must
also
ensure
the
continued
sale
of
B7
diesel
for
those
vehicles
that
will
not
be
able
to
accept
the
use
of
a
higher
FAME
diesel
blend.
Any
diesel
offered
for
sale
containing
more
than
7%
v/v
FAME
content
must
be
distinctly
labelled
so
the
customer
is
fully
aware
what
diesel
his
vehicle
must
use.
The
EU
fuels
market
across
all
member
states
(current
and
future
new
entrants)
must
be
based
on
common
and
harmonised
high
quality
general
market
fuels.
ACEA
requests
that,
for
the
benefit
of
the
customer,
all
member
states
of
the
EU
provide
similar
levels
of
access
to
common
and
high
quality
general
market
fuels
that
comply
with
Annex
I
of
the
Fuel
Quality
Directive
and
EN228
(in
the
case
of
petrol)
or
Annex
II
of
the
Fuel
Quality
Directive
and
EN590
(in
the
case
of
diesel).
Fragmentation
of
the
EU
internal
market
for
general
market
fuels
cannot
be
accepted.
The
CEN
standards
EN590
for
diesel
(and
EN228
for
petrol)
still
need
to
be
updated
to
ensure
high
quality
fuels
are
delivered
to
all
customers
across
the
EU.
References:
(1)
ACEA
statement
on
biofuels,
9
June
2008.
(2)
ACEA
views
concerning
ILUC,
13
November
2012.