Situation of biofuels in Hungary

Taralik, Krisztina

Keywords: bio-ethanol, bio-diesel, planned processing capacities, lack of inputs

If all planned bio-ethanol and bio-diesel plants are built, Hungary will be able to produce 2.6-3 million tons of bio-ethanol and 400 thousands tons of bio-diesel in a year. This amount is far more than the country needs for the 5.75% bio-fuel content of her petrol or diesel consumption required by 2010. On the long run significant imports will be necessary to satisfy input requirements. This will cause price hikes, which may influence the profitability of bio-fuel production and introduce tensions in agricultural sections such as animal husbandry and the food industry. Therefore it is worthwhile to examine the opportunities and limits in bio-fuel production.

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