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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: Germany has seen a huge increase in bioethanol consumption in the first half of 2009.<br /> <br /> According to German bioethanol association BDBE, bioethanol consumption leapt to 453,000 tonnes in the first half of 2009, up 61% on the year-earlier period.<br /> <br /> The increase in consumption was largely caused by the German government’s programme of raising compulsory blending of biofuels with fossil fuels to protect the environment.<br /> <br /> Germany now permits a petrol grade with 5% bioethanol content called E5. 73% of German bioethanol consumption is now concentrated on E5 petrol grades.<br /> <br /> But imports continued to take a major share of Germany’s bioethanol market.<br /> <br /> During the first half 2009 German bioethanol production rose sharply, but lower than the rate of consumption growth, at 48% to 261,000 tonnes.<br /> <br /> About 63% of January to August 2009 German production used grain as a feedstock, 33% used sugar-based products and the rest used a range of feedstocks.<br /> <br /> All content and images copyright 2009 Horse Shoe Media Limited.<br /> Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Germany, with 4,500 plants, demonstrates the viability of ru... UK biodiesel producer looking to expand capacity Fungal Aid for Biofuel Production Improving Sugarcane Ethanol Production: The "Midway" Strateg... Itochu's bioethanol plant ready in '12 E10 now available for some drivers in Germany, supply increa... Will the DOE Loan Guarantee Program be chopped by Congress, ... German Super Car Aims for 2800 HP Industry split emerges over biofuels' indirect impact John Lindt: Biofuel maker to double employees Top BioEnergy Articles

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