VOICE LIFE06 ENV/IT/000257 - Vegetable oil initiative for a cleaner environment
Overview
Background & policy context:
Unlike biodiesel, which is a fuel processed with methanol through esterification mainly used in transport by low blending (B5), pure vegetable oil (also known as Straight Vegetable Oil - SVO, or Pure Plant Oil - PPO) cannot be readily used in most diesel engines without it undergoing technological changes. The use of SVO promotes the development of sustainable short-bioenergy chains, thus maximising the added value for farmers.
Objectives:
The LIFE VOICE (Vegetable Oil Initiative for a Cleaner Environment) project aimed at promoting rural sustainable development and GHG emission reduction through the development of the Pure Vegetable Oil bioenergy chain. In particular it aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by promoting the use of vegetable oil in decentralised rural energy generation and transportation. Actions included:
- Demonstrating the technical and economic feasibility of extraction and direct use of vegetable oils (other than rape oil) in adapted technologies, transferring the knowhow from central European to southern European countries and climates.
- Encouraging the promotion of incentive measures by the local, regional and national authorities of Florence, Tuscany and Italy to stimulate the use of pure vegetable oil for clean transportation and energy generation.
- Developing proposals for national and regional strategies for the implementation of the EU Biofuel Directive.
- Disseminating project results and the defining of a strategy for southern European and Mediterranean countries together with the Italian and Portuguese project partners.
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