Shell exec sees biofuel potential.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  April, 2007  

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Byline: Luca Ciferri, Arjen Bongard

Current biofuels are merely a waystation on the road to lower CO2 emissions, says Rob Routs, Royal Dutch Shell board member and executive director oil products and chemicals.

But second-generation biofuels, which unlike current products can be based on agricultural waste or wood chips, will make a much more substantial contribution to lowering vehicle CO2 emissions. These new fuels "will have the potential to emit as much as 90 percent less CO2" than current biofuels, Routs said.

The Shell executive also cited great potential ...

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