This year's Beaujolais Nouveau will arrive in a Risø DTU car that runs on climate-friendly bioethanol.

At Gråbrødretorv interested spectators will be able to see Risø DTU's car, and researchers will answer questions about the production and use of bioethanol. Risø's research in bioenergy Energy production from biomass can offer significant environmental benefits in terms of reduced emissions of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, which can contribute to greater security of supply. Risø DTU conducts research into technologies converting biomass into biofuels and biomaterials. Please read more about Risø’s research in bioenergy here Contact at Restaurant Bøf & Ost: Lisbeth Gaulshøj Nielsen PR and Communication Tel.: 33 32 30 02 www.boef-ost.dk

The car is a Ford Flexifuel and the engine is designed to run on up to 85% bioethanol. Such a car is climate friendly because it is polluting the atmosphere with far less CO₂ compared to a car that runs on ordinary gasoline. If the car is filled with so-called second generation (2G) bioethanol, its net contribution to atmospheric CO₂ will decline by up to 78%, from 161 grams of CO₂ per kilometer and down to 35 grams of CO₂ per kilometer.

Bioethanol is ethanol produced from plant material. 2G bioethanol is made of straw, while the first generation (1G) bioethanol is made from sugar cane or other crops that can do more good as food. 2G bioethanol is part of the solution to reducing the large CO₂ emissions from traffic.

As early as 1990, Risø began the first Danish research into techniques for producing bioethanol from straw. Since then things have been looking up for research and the world's largest 2G bioethanol plant is based partly on technologies developed at Risø. The plant is called Inbicon, located in Kalundborg, owned by DONG Energy. The first delivery of bio-ethanol is distributed by Statoil.


Risø DTU’s Ford Flexifuel. The engine is designed so that it can run on up to 85% bioethanol.