Asian Potential of Biofuels Markets (Phase 2)
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27 December 2012Category:
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While the economic development of Asia is growing quickly, there is also a growing environemntal concern. Additionally, increasing oil prices and and ongoing political turnoil in some Middle East oil producing countries causes concern for security of petroleum supply particularly for the fast growing Asian transport sectors.
In addressing the concerns of CO2 emission and energy security in East Asia, the policies and measures for the promotion of biofules has become important. Regarding this, the purpose of this study is to survey biofuel promotional measures in East Asia and to address the issue and suggestion for policies for design and the implementation for the healthy markets of biofuels in East Asia. For this purpose, it is important to understand the future biofuel market which is forecasted based on current and planned policy and technologies. For contributing to the developing healthy biofuel market in EAS, this study is consist of following elements.
- Study of RD&D information of biofuels in major East Asia countries.
- Study of policies and program to promote the utilization of biofuels
- Study of outlook of the supply and demand of biofuels in East Asia
- Study of required policies and program(law & regulation, subsidies, standardization, technology development, technology cooperation and trade market etc.) to nurture and deploy healthy biofuel market in the area of East Asia.
Project Leader
Dr. Kaoru Yamaguchi, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Project Coordinator
Mr. Mitsuo Matsumoto, ERIA
Mr. Brett Jacobs, ERIA
Dr. Xunpeng Shi, ERIA
Project Member
Mr. Takao Ikeda, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Dr. Dadan Kusdiana, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
Ms. Sichao Kan, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Dr. Chong Siang Chew, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Ms. Noraida Binti Omar, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
Mr. Mario C. Marasigan, Department of Energy, Philippines
Mr. Kittipong Petai, Ministry of Energy, Thailand
Mr. Hisashi Hoshi, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
