European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol
Budget
€400 — €0
EP Access
5
accredited persons
Staff
6
3.6 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
ePURE represents the interests of European renewable ethanol producers to the EU institutions, industry stakeholders, the media, academia and the general public. Based in Brussels, ePURE speaks for 39 member companies and associations (including 21 producers), with around 50 plants in 16 EU Member States and the UK, accounting for about 85% of EU renewable ethanol production. Our mission is to promote the use of renewable ethanol in Europe by contributing in a constructive and proactive manner to the development and implementation of EU policies and legislation that empower our industry to deliver economic and societal benefits. We pursue this by providing expert advice and input to the EU institutions, Member State governments, Brussels-based stakeholders and wider society.
EU Legislative Interests
The Association shall achieve its general purpose through such activities as: - Collection of information concerning commercial production and marketing of ethanol from public and industry sources and the coordination and dissemination of such information to Association members, public authorities, media, NGOs and the public. - To monitor existing and future legislation which impacts on the industry producing ethanol from biomass, and dissemination of such information to Association members, government authorities and the general public. - Definition of the main issues at European Union level concerning those who are involved in the production, marketing and use of ethanol from biomass. - The formulation of Association opinions and positions relating to European Union and other policies and programmes affecting the production, distribution and use of ethanol from biomass and the presentation of such opinions and positions as appropriate to the European Institutions, national public authorities, other interest groups and the public at large. - The study of all issues of interest to the European ethanol from biomass industry in the widest possible sense, in particular those of a scientific, technical and institutional nature. - Educational activities in the public interest concerning: the production, distribution and use of ethanol produced from biomass; the development of a viable and competitive European ethanol from biomass industry; and the contribution that ethanol from biomass makes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to improving European energy security and to the development of rural areas. - The promotion of research and development to improve the sustainability and efficiency of European ethanol produced from biomass, and its applications. - Maintaining contact with other associations and interest groups promoting ethanol produced from biomass. - Maintaining contact with other associations and interest groups that are principal stakeholders of ethanol produced from biomass. - Seeking recognition by organisations that are relevant to its general purpose.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) European Bioeconomy Alliance (https://bioeconomyalliance.eu/) European Net-Zero Alliance (ENZA) Low Carbon Fuels Forum Aliénor (https://alienor.eu/)
Organisation Members
For Board members and Associate members, see https://www.epure.org/about/who-we-are/our-members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.