ACEA

European Automobile Manufacturers Association

FFA

Federal Finance Administration of the FDF

ASIG

Association Suisse de l'Industrie Gazière, association defending the interests of the gas industry

Atisholz

Today Borregaard. Plant manufacturing cellulose and other products from wood. This plant produces approximately 12 million litres of ethanol a year.

Barrel

Unit of measurement for crude oil, 1 barrel (bbl) = 159 litres

Biodiesel

or RME, diesel fuel manufactured from rapeseed oil

Bioethanol

Ethanol or ethyl alcohol obtained by the fermentation of the sugars in plants (grass, Jerusalem artichokes, sugar beet, cereals, wood, etc.) or in “wastes” (whey, old paper, etc.).

Bioethanol- fuel

Bioethanol intended for use as fuel.

Brent

Crude oil from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea

Carbura

Office central suisse pour l'importation des carburants et combustibles liquides (Swiss central office for the importation of fuels and combustible liquids).

CEATE

Commission de l’environnement, de l’aménagement du territoire et de l’énergie (Environmental, Town and Country Planning, and Energy Commission) (CN: National Council, CE: Council of States).

CONCAWE

Oil Companies’ European Organisation for Environment, Health and Safety

Co-product

Saleable material produced at the same time as bioethanol

CO 2

Carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas produced mainly during the combustion of fuels.

VOC

Volatile organic compound

DDGS

Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles, a co-product in the manufacture of ethanol from cereals (e.g. wheat, barley, maize), used as a protein feed for animals to replace soya oilcakes, for instance. It consists of grains, which are mixed with concentrated distillery residues (liquors) containing soluble proteins, before being dried.

Energy density

Energy content of a substance in relation to its volume

DETEC

Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

DEA

Federal Department of Economic Affairs

FDF

Swiss Federal Department of Finance.

DGD

Directorate General of Customs of the FDF.

diEsel

Mixture of 10% v/v Etha+ with diesel fuel and a solubiliser, for use in non-modified vehicles. This product has not yet been standardised.

RME

Rape methyl ester (or biodiesel), diesel fuel manufactured from rapeseed oil

EMPA

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, research institute specialised particularly in vehicle emission measurements.

Bonded warehouse

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, research institute specialised particularly in vehicle emission measurements.

Non-bonded warehouse

Warehouse for petroleum products already taxed.

95-octane petrol

Petrol with a research octane number (RON) of 95. This petrol is that most widely marketed.

Refined petrol

Petrol as a product as it leaves the refinery, before being taxed.

essEnce 5

oor bEnzin5 (essEnce5 in the present report), a mixture of 5% v/v of Etha+ with 95-octane petrol, for use in non-modified vehicles. This product corresponds to the Swiss and European standard (EN 228).

etha+

Registered trademark of Alcosuisse (trademark registered in Switzerland in October 2002, valid for 10 years) designating bioethanol for use as a fuel when mixed with petrol or diesel fuel.

ETBE

Ethyl tertiary butyl ether

EtOH

Ethanol (common abbreviation)

e85

Mixture of 85% ethanol with 15% petrol for specific vehicles termed FFV.

FFV

Flexible Fuel Vehicle. Vehicle that can run on either normal petrol or E85.

Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N20).

LCA

Life-cycle analysis or ecobalance. Study aimed at evaluating the global impact of a process, chain or other activity on the environment.

Wood-cellulose materials

Said of materials containing lignin and cellulose, typically grass, wood, Jerusalem artichoke haulm, etc.

Million l/year

Million litres a year.

RM

Raw material.

MTBE

Methyl tertiary butyl ether. Of fossil origin, MTBE is the main additive used to increase the octane rating of petrol. This product, which can pollute groundwater, will be banned in 16 US states as of 2004. It is just as controversial in Europe. (Ethanol: on easy street for now, Chemical Engineering, pp. 31- 39, August 2002)

OSD

Federal Office for Spatial Development of the DETEC.

FOAG

Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture of the DEA

SAEFL

Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape of the DETEC

SFOE

Swiss Federal Office for Energy of the DETEC.

SAB

The Swiss Alcohol Board of the FDF.

RVP

Reid Vapour Pressure , Reid method for calculating vapour pressure

TCS

The Touring Club Switzerland (TCS), with over 1.4 million members.

UP

Union Pétrolière (petroleum association), association that covers the petroleum economy in Switzerland, defends the interests of its members and supports the promotion of petroleum products.

SFU

The Swiss Farmers’ Union groups together 25 cantonal chambers of agriculture as well as 65 supporting and sectorial organisations, and defends the interests of 68,800 farms.

ZAF AG

Sucreries d’Aarberg et de Frauenfeld SA (Aarberg and Frauenfeld sugar refineries)

% v/v

Volumetric percentage, as opposed to weight percentage (i.e. a mixture of 5% v/v of Etha+ with petrol signifies 5% by volume of Etha+ and 95% by volume of petrol.