Abstract (eng)
This master thesis deals with the question how directive 2009/28/EC will affect specially selected stakeholders of the Austrian biofuel industry and its agricultural and political surrounding.
A striking point of directive 2009/28/EC is to establish a 35 percent saving of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels compared to its fossil counterpart. After 2017, this rate has risen up to 50% for the existing and up to 60% for the newly built plants.
After a detailed pre-analysis of the current Austrian market situation a guided interview manuscript was formulated and applied to appropriate stakeholders with political, agricultural and economic backgrounds.
Based on a qualitative analysing procedure, this work seeks to determine possible impacts on the Austrian biofuel industry, as well as any problems, needs and demands.
Future developments of the Austrian biofuel segment as well as statements and ideas of various agricultural lobbyist groups regarding to the 50% savings potential demand will also be contemplated. .
Finally this work tries to combine agricultural, industrial and political statements on future demands, the status of the market and funding policies reaching the 2017 goals and looks beyond.