The RFA test: 4/15
According to the Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA) report Year One of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for 2008/09, just four fossil fuel companies in the UK out of 15 have met all three of the government’s first-year targets to encourage the use of more biofuel in UK fossil fuels by 2013/14.
ConocoPhillips, Greenergy, Lissan and Mabanaft were the only fossil fuel firms to hit government targets.
These targets, which are not mandatory, aim for fossil fuel companies to have 30% of biofuel feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard, to achieve an annual 40% greenhouse gas saving delivered by the introduction of biofuels and to report 50% of the data surrounding the renewable fuel characteristics.
Over 12% of the biofuel supplied to fuel manufacturers in the UK is made from wastes and by-products, such as used cooking oil, tallow, cheese-by-products and municipal solid waste, which creates biogas. Other biofuels were made from crops such as oilseed rape, tallow, palm oil and soyabeans.
Government targets for 2009/10 are also expected to be missed.
ConocoPhillips, Greenergy, Lissan and Mabanaft were the only fossil fuel firms to hit government targets.
These targets, which are not mandatory, aim for fossil fuel companies to have 30% of biofuel feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard, to achieve an annual 40% greenhouse gas saving delivered by the introduction of biofuels and to report 50% of the data surrounding the renewable fuel characteristics.
Over 12% of the biofuel supplied to fuel manufacturers in the UK is made from wastes and by-products, such as used cooking oil, tallow, cheese-by-products and municipal solid waste, which creates biogas. Other biofuels were made from crops such as oilseed rape, tallow, palm oil and soyabeans.
Government targets for 2009/10 are also expected to be missed.
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