Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 4:55
AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Sweden how they do
it
Hello Lugano et al.
As a Swedish native I can provide a more
detailed and personal picture of the possibilities of oil independence of this
country. There are a number of buts:
- The power companies are not allowed to
increase the share of electricity coming from hydropower sources, because
there is environmental, nature-protecting legislation. So, in order to
become more independent of oil, we just have to trust that the 11 nuclear
power plants running, will keep on to do so without serious accidents or other
side effects.
- Biodiesel has never been a popular
product within any administration in this country. This is probably because
biodiesel production can be performed in small scale. The administrative
favourite product, ethanol, is a typical large scale product, which complies
more with the industrial traditions of this country. One can even suspect that
there is an attitude proclaiming that it is bad enough letting the farmers be
in control of the food production. Things would get even worse if the farmers
were in control of the energy production as well.
- The petroleum supplies to this country
have mainly been coming from the North Sea for a number of decades now,
provided nominally by Norwegian and British companies. But the
northernAtlantic production has already passed its peak, making changes
necessary in order not to be totally depending upon oil from Russia and the
middle east, which can be considered as a too adventurous
project.
- The result of next election can very
well over-throw the ambition of oil independence, since the
right-liberal-centre coalition aiming for office, doesn´t have this target on
the agenda.
- The automotive industry, not only the
Swedish, has to acknowledge and accept the goal. So far nothing along this
line has been proclaimed from the industry. In such a small export-depending
country as Sweden, the automotive industry is very power-ful, and used
to having its way.
Jan Warnqvist
+ 46 554 201 89
+46 70 499 38 45
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 1:52
PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Sweden how they
do it
Yes,
Sweden is well commited to renewabel energy as part of energy security
and environmental considerations. it is projected that in 2010 about 51% of
of its electricity will be produced from renewable sources. this is
supported by existing huge hydropower sources and strong commitment to
bioenergy. renewable electricity like bioenergy, wind, solar, etc. are
currently growing in sharing the supply scheme due to existing legislation
on certification scheme.
further to this, the transport sector has been targetted for increased
efficiency and utilization of renewable energy like ethanol and biodiesel
through taxation that based on annual vehicle pollution (emitted CO2) and
not the conventional taxation that based on either weight, size,
utilization, etc.
the whole of this development is guided by strong policies that are
spearheading research, development and utilization.
follow the following links for:
have a nice week end.
Lugano
Mark` Cookson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hellow
every one I was listening to the radio this afternoon here int the UK
and a programme come on called Costing the Earth. Its subject was how
Sweden
are changing away from fossil fuels.
I found it very
interesting as you may.
Follow the link here then go down the left
of the page to [Listen to the
latest programme link] hey
presto!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/costingtheearth.shtml
Good
luck
Mark
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