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The specific short-term numerical target related to biofuel introduction was set at
500,000 kL in oil equivalent by 2010, incorporated in both the Kyoto Protocol
Target Achievement Plan and the revised Biomass Nippon Strategy. For the period
after 2010, the targets for biofuel introduction were set in the Basic Energy Plan in
2010. Its midterm target by 2020 intended to increase the share of bioethanol in
gasoline to more than 3% nationwide, with the conditions that GHG emissions
should be reduced sufficiently and economic viability should be ensured. The Plan
further aimed to increase the use of biofuels to the maximum extent by 2030 using
next- generation biofuel technologies such as biofuels from cellulosic materials and
algae.
A roadmap was published in 2010 which requested oil refiners to introduce
500,000 kL of ethanol (in crude oil equivalent) by 2017 (Table 8.6). This roadmap
takes the 2020 target into consideration and aims to implement the “Law to Promote
Utilisation of Non-fossil Fuel Energy Sources and Efficient Use of Fossil Energy
Raw Materials by Energy Suppliers” (“Law for the Sophisticated Structure of
Energy Supply”)
4
, which was enacted in 2009 and required energy suppliers to promote biofuels and biogas as non-fossil energy, assuming that biofuels can reduce
GHG emissions by more than 50%.
Other policies to promote biofuels include an import tax exemption on ethyl
tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE), a fuel tax exemption for bioethanol, and various financial and tax support measures for the producers of feedstocks and biofuels.
8.5.2 Overview of Main Biofuel Market Conditions
In the area of domestic production, the roadmap of the Large-Scale Expansion of
Domestic Biofuel Production set a target to produce 50,000 kL of ethanol (30,000 kL
in oil equivalent) domestically by FY 2011. Financial support for pilot projects and
research and development (R&D) of advanced biofuels also has been provided by
relevant ministries including the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), the Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and the Ministry of Economy,
Trade, and Industry (METI). The nationwide annual production was approximately
15,000 kL as of the end of the fiscal year (FY) 2009, increasing from 200 kL in the
4 “Enerugi Kyokyu Jigyosha ni yoru Hi-kaseki Enerugi-gen no Riyo oyobi Kaseki Enerugi-genryo
no Yuko na Riyo no Sokushin ni kansuru Horitsu”(“Enerugi Kyokyu Kozo Kodo-ka Ho”).
Table 8.6 Targets for bioethanol to be introduced by oil refiners (to meet the requirements of
the Law for the Sophisticated Structure of Energy Supply)
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
210,000 kL 210,000 kL 260,000 kL 320,000 kL 380,000 kL 440,000 kL 500,000 kL
(In crude oil equivalent)
M. Elder et al.
The specific short-term numerical target related to biofuel introduction was set at
500,000 kL in oil equivalent by 2010, incorporated in both the Kyoto Protocol
Target Achievement Plan and the revised Biomass Nippon Strategy. For the period
after 2010, the targets for biofuel introduction were set in the Basic Energy Plan in
2010. Its midterm target by 2020 intended to increase the share of bioethanol in
gasoline to more than 3% nationwide, with the conditions that GHG emissions
should be reduced sufficiently and economic viability should be ensured. The Plan
further aimed to increase the use of biofuels to the maximum extent by 2030 using
next- generation biofuel technologies such as biofuels from cellulosic materials and
algae.
A roadmap was published in 2010 which requested oil refiners to introduce
500,000 kL of ethanol (in crude oil equivalent) by 2017 (Table 8.6). This roadmap
takes the 2020 target into consideration and aims to implement the “Law to Promote
Utilisation of Non-fossil Fuel Energy Sources and Efficient Use of Fossil Energy
Raw Materials by Energy Suppliers” (“Law for the Sophisticated Structure of
Energy Supply”)
4
, which was enacted in 2009 and required energy suppliers to promote biofuels and biogas as non-fossil energy, assuming that biofuels can reduce
GHG emissions by more than 50%.
Other policies to promote biofuels include an import tax exemption on ethyl
tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE), a fuel tax exemption for bioethanol, and various financial and tax support measures for the producers of feedstocks and biofuels.
8.5.2 Overview of Main Biofuel Market Conditions
In the area of domestic production, the roadmap of the Large-Scale Expansion of
Domestic Biofuel Production set a target to produce 50,000 kL of ethanol (30,000 kL
in oil equivalent) domestically by FY 2011. Financial support for pilot projects and
research and development (R&D) of advanced biofuels also has been provided by
relevant ministries including the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), the Ministry
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and the Ministry of Economy,
Trade, and Industry (METI). The nationwide annual production was approximately
15,000 kL as of the end of the fiscal year (FY) 2009, increasing from 200 kL in the
4 “Enerugi Kyokyu Jigyosha ni yoru Hi-kaseki Enerugi-gen no Riyo oyobi Kaseki Enerugi-genryo
no Yuko na Riyo no Sokushin ni kansuru Horitsu”(“Enerugi Kyokyu Kozo Kodo-ka Ho”).
Table 8.6 Targets for bioethanol to be introduced by oil refiners (to meet the requirements of
the Law for the Sophisticated Structure of Energy Supply)
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
210,000 kL 210,000 kL 260,000 kL 320,000 kL 380,000 kL 440,000 kL 500,000 kL
(In crude oil equivalent)
M. Elder et al.