# Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC, Division: Total for cultivation, processing, transport and distribution

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Biofuel production pathway
Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ)
Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ)
Sugar beet ethanol
33
40
Wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified)
57
70
Wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant)
57
70
Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler)
46
55
Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant)
39
44
Wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant)
26
26
Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant)
37
43
Sugar cane ethanol
24
24
The part from renewable sources of ETBE
Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
The part from renewable sources of TAEE
Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
Rape seed biodiesel
46
52
Sunflower biodiesel
35
41
Soybean biodiesel
50
58
Palm oil biodiesel (process not specified)
54
68
Palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill)
32
37
Waste vegetable or animal oil biodiesel
10
14
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed
41
44
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower
29
32
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process not specified)
50
62
Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill)
27
29
Pure vegetable oil from rape seed
35
36
Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas
17
23
Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas
13
16
Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas
12
15

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/70/annex/IV/division/D/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-70/annex-IV/division-D/division-4
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