ASSOCIATION

Biofuels Switzerland is the official association of the Swiss biofuels industry. The association was founded on 23 August 2007 and has its office in Sissach BL.

ASSOCIATION PURPOSE

Biofuels Switzerland represents the interests of the entire sector and its members vis-à-vis the authorities, politicians and market participants.
Biofuels Switzerland participates in consultation procedures on behalf of its members and the sector and provides services for its members in the areas of public relations, politics, communication, information exchange and advice.
As an industry association, Biofuels Switzerland defines and publishes standards, guidelines and certification principles. In doing so, it cooperates closely with related organisations and industry associations in the energy sector at national and international level.

PROJECTS

Another main task is the operation of the Biofuels Switzerland programme for the purpose of pooling the CO₂ reductions achieved through biofuels. 0063 Biofuels Switzerland. Biofuels Switzerland is currently developing a biogenic fuels programme in collaboration with Avenergy Suisse and Carbura.
Furthermore, quality assurance of biofuels is an important issue. The association therefore carries out bi-annual quality surveys of biodiesel and produces training documents for tank farms. Biofuels Switzerland is also a member of the Swiss Association for Standardisation (SNV) and actively participates in standardisation projects. Further information can be found in the chapter on standards. In addition, the association's own certification system BTCert verifies the ecological and social requirements of biofuels.

The Biofuels Switzerland Association has around 90 members. These are mainly traders, importers and producers. The rest of the members are companies and individuals who support the association in its goals, such as political goals, product quality and increasing sales.
Below you will find the current list of members.

List of members