Biofuels - Top Subject

Velik broj predavanja u sekciji B Primjena goriva i zahtjevi kvalitete i zaštite okoliša na prošlogodišnjem 39. stručno-znanstvenom simpoziju GORIVA 2006 obrađivao je teme o biogorivima. Autori su se u radovima bavili aktualnom temom uvođenja biogoriva kao zamjene ili komponente u mineralnim gorivima u uporabi u prometu. O biogorivima su govorili i proizvođači goriva i proizvođači aditiva i kolege s fakulteta baveći se tim gorivima sa strane primjene u vozilima. Tema je aktualna u svijetu, Europi, a postaje i kod nas u Hrvatskoj. Europska komisija je 2003. godine donijela uredbu 2003/30/EC o promociji uporabe biogoriva u prijevozu. Rastom životnog standarda upravo sektor prometa bilježi neprestani porast motornih vozila i potrošnje motornih goriva. Ključni pokretači europskih političara kod donošenja ove uredbe su bili: 1. traženje veće sigurnosti opskrbe energijom u Europi - oslobađanje od dijela uvoza energije iz naftom bogatih zemalja zahvaćenih stalnim ratnim prijetnjama, 2. briga za razvoj poljoprivrede i zbrinjavanje viškova poljoprivrednih proizvoda, kako bi se sačuvala radna mjesta u poljoprivrednom sektoru, te 3. nadasve briga za smanjenje emisije stakleničkih plinova, kako bi se ublažio intenzitet klimatskih promjena.A number of lectures in section B Fuel application, quality and environmental protection requirements on last year’s 39th scientific symposium FUELS 2006 has treated the subject of biofuels. The authors have in their papers treated the topical subject of introducing biofuels as replacement or component in mineral fuels used in traffic and transportation. Biofuels were the topic of both fuel and additive producers, as well as colleagues from the faculty, approaching the subject from the aspect of application in vehicles. The subject has been topical globally, in Europe, and has been becoming so also in Croatia. European Comission has in 2003 passed the regulation 2003/30/EC on promoting biofuel use in transportation. Owing to the growth of the living standard, it is the traffic sector that records a constant increase of motor vehicles and motor fuels consumption. Key motivators of the European politicians in passing the regulation were: 1. seeking greater energy supply safety in Europe – freeing it in part from importing energy from oil-rich countries involved in constant war threats, 2. concern for agricultural development and management of excess agricultural products, in order to preserve workplaces in the agricultural sector, and 3. most of all concern for reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, in order to bring down the intensity of climatic changes