Biofuels Sustainability – Focus on Lifecycle Analysis

Workshop jointly organized by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, and IEA Bioenergy Task 39.

Connected to the IEA Bioenergy Task 39 business meeting.

This joint workshop, entitled “Biofuels Sustainability – Focus on Lifecycle Analysis”, will provide an excellent opportunity to get updated on the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive Recast to 2030 (RED II) and to discuss strengths and weaknesses of current life cycle assessment methodologies being applied to quantify drop-in biofuels emissions reduction potential.

Advanced biofuels commercialisation challenges to be discussed that influence sustainability assessment include certification schemes, available sustainable feedstocks and quantifying renewable content for conversion routes based on co-processing biogenic and fossil feedstocks together in petroleum refineries. Speakers from industry, government as well as the IEA Bioenergy TCP are invited and several panels discussing the sustainability of advanced biofuels are anticipated.