Biogas better than used cooking oil
The UK’s Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) finds that biogas could have more scope than used cooking oil (UCO) as an alternative fuel.
‘There is a limit on the supply of used cooking oil in the UK because it is dictated by the amount of oil used for frying in restaurant … so it remains a niche fuel, for instance for fleet use, which has an appeal as a firm’s corporate responsibility issue,’ the RFA’s Chris Malins says.
It is early days for biogas fuel made from waste, but there seems to be a lot more produced and more is coming on to the market, Malins notes.
‘This is because a lot more people are looking at technologies like anaerobic digestion and how to use biogas as a fuel. There is certainly significant potential growth with this type of technology. However, it would depend on whether people are willing to convert their vehicles to gas or are willing to buy gas-ready fleets.’
‘There is a limit on the supply of used cooking oil in the UK because it is dictated by the amount of oil used for frying in restaurant … so it remains a niche fuel, for instance for fleet use, which has an appeal as a firm’s corporate responsibility issue,’ the RFA’s Chris Malins says.
It is early days for biogas fuel made from waste, but there seems to be a lot more produced and more is coming on to the market, Malins notes.
‘This is because a lot more people are looking at technologies like anaerobic digestion and how to use biogas as a fuel. There is certainly significant potential growth with this type of technology. However, it would depend on whether people are willing to convert their vehicles to gas or are willing to buy gas-ready fleets.’
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