A lack of government incentives is likely to lower the usage of German biodiesel during the next few years, Bloomberg Businessweek said.
Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, a board member of the BEE German Renewable Energy Federation, said biofuels will make up about 5 percent to 6 percent of total transportation fuels in the next few years.
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