This paper evaluates a potential for production and use of biodiesel produced from rape-seed in Croatia to offset increase in transportation fuel consumption, to reduce imports, and to help meet Croatian obligations in decreasing the greenhouse gases emissions. Preliminary results indicate that there is potential (in terms of climate conditions and arable land availability) to grow the rape seed in Croatia, but to produce diesel oil new production capacities would need to be installed. Arguably, a part of the investment planned for modernization of oil refineries could potentially be re-directed in production of biodiesel. On the other side hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources is considered in this study as a long term solution for transportation fuel. Hydrogen has a potential to completely substitute all of the otherwise imported oil and oil based transportation fuels. Present cost of both renewable energy and hydrogen makes such a proposal prohibitively expensive. Nevertheless, Croatia should join the research, development and demonstration efforts in the rest of Europe and develop its own hydrogen strategy and roadmap.
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Krstulovic, A., Barbir, F. (2008). Bio-diesel and/or Hydrogen in Croatia – Challenge and Necessity. In: Barbir, F., Ulgiati, S. (eds) Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8494-2_16
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