The European Biofuels Technology Platform (BiofuelsTP) is a
European
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Seventh Framework Programme initiative to improve the competitive situation of the
European Union
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in the field of
biofuel
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (E ...
.
The programme is a joint initiative (
Public-Private Partnership) of the
European Commission
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, representing the European Communities, and the industry. The main objective of the programme is to produce a Strategic Research Agenda. The BiofuelsTP initiative was launched at a Conference in June 2006.
See also
*
European Technology Platform
The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 to FP9, are funding programmes created by the European Union/European Commission to support and foster research in the Europea ...
References
Vision report
External links
European Biofuels Technology Platform
Bioenergy organizations
Biofuels
European Union and science and technology
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