Links Gave

• Policy
• Applications
• News
• Promotional/promoting interests
• Other links

Policy

• Ministry of Environment and Infrastructure: biofuels policy 
  The government is responsible for implementing the Renewable Energy Driective and integrating this into national legislation. Information on the Netherlands' biofuels policies can be found here.  (Dutch site)
• International Energy Agency  
  The EIA acts as policy advisor for a wide range of energy-based subjects for its 27 global member states. The subjects are split into Implementing Agreements (IAs), which are then further split into separate task groups (Tasks).  
• Task 39
  The participants of IEA Task 39 make recommendations on the implementation of biofuels as part of the Bio-Energy Implementing Agreement
• EC.europa.eu 
  Policy and legislation of the European Commission with respect to biofuels.   
• Biograce
  The European Biograce project is aimed at harmonizing the GHG calculations of biofuels in support of the implementation of the Directive on Renewable Energy and the Directive on Fuel Quality (2009/30/EC) in the national legislation. Biograce developed a calculation tool including a user manual and a document with calculation rules.

Applications

• Biofuel-cities
  A European Partnership for all stakeholders, which includes information, workshops and study tours on local applications of biofuels, including a project database and (after free registration) access to a database with all relevant reports, websites and contacts.
• Alternative Fuel Data Center
  This website provides information of the application of clean fuels in the USA. It also contains an overview of the filling stations, per state: station counts
• Trendsetter-europe.org
  This is a website for clean public transport, with lots of up-to-date information on projects in European towns.   
• Minds-in-Motion
  is an online platform on sustainable mobility, and includes news items, an activity calendar and latest discussions. 

News

• Biofuels-news.com
  This website contains news, information and analyses on the latest regulations and legislation, production capacities, new projects etc.   

Promotional/promoting interests

• European Biodiesel Board, 
  or EBB, is a non-profit organisation aiming to promote the use of biodiesel in the EU and to represent the most important biodiesel manufacturers.  
• ePURE, 
  ePURE is a trade organisation to promote the production and use of bioethanol in EU.  
• VNBI, 
  Vereniging Nederlandse Biodiesel Industrie (Dutch biodiesel industry association). An association of seven biodiesel producers in the Netherlands. 
• RSPO
  Round table on Sustainable Palmoil. The RSPO promotes the cultivation, trade and use of sustainable palm oil. The RSPO has set up criteria for the sustainable production and processing of palm oil.
• RTRS
  Round Table for Responsible Soy. The RTRS promotes the cultivation, trade and use of sustainable soya oil. The RTRS is currently defining criteria for the sustainable production and processing of soya oil.
• RSB
  Round table of Sustainable Biofuels. The RSB is an international initiative that, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, has defined sustainability criteria for the production and processing of biofuels. 
• EnergyCenter 
  The Energy Center intend to foster multidisciplinary research projects and networks to develop sustainable energy production, storage, transportation, distribution and end-use systems and technologies.

Other links

• Worldbioplants.com
  This website provides an overview of the biofuel manufacturing plants around the world.
• The European Biofuels Technology Platform
  contributes to the development of a sustainable, cost-effective biofuel technology. 
• BioenergyWiki
  is a platform to promote the use of bioenergy in a sustainable manner. 
• Global Sustainable Biomass
  The Global Sustainable Biomass Fund supports developing countries in making their biomass production for energy uses sustainable. It thus enables them to access the local or international market of sustainable biomass for energy uses.