Biofuels are an option for the substitution of fossil fuels in the transport sector. Despite the many technologies available for the transformation of biomass in liquid fuels, there still is a long road before becoming a sustainable and competitive alternative. Based on interviews to 15 leading international experts, this short report on biofuels – produced within the ICARUS project (‘Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers’) – preliminarily presents the potential of this technology.
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