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Annex III Energy content of transport fuels

United Kingdom

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FuelEnergy content by weight(lower calorific value, MJ/kg)Energy content by volume(lower calorific value, MJ/l)
Bioethanol (ethanol produced from biomass)2721
Bio-ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of bioethanol)36 (of which 37 % from renewable sources)27 (of which 37 % from renewable sources)
Biomethanol (methanol produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel)2016
Bio-MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of bio-methanol)35 (of which 22 % from renewable sources)26 (of which 22 % from renewable sources)
Bio-DME (dimethylether produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel)2819
Bio-TAEE (tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether produced on the basis of bioethanol)38 (of which 29 % from renewable sources)29 (of which 29 % from renewable sources)
Biobutanol (butanol produced from biomass, to be used as biofuel)3327
Biodiesel (methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel)3733
Fischer-Tropsch diesel (a synthetic hydrocarbon or mixture of synthetic hydrocarbons produced from biomass)4434
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (vegetable oil thermochemically treated with hydrogen)4434
Pure vegetable oil (oil produced from oil plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified, when compatible with the type of engines involved and the corresponding emission requirements)3734
Biogas (a fuel gas produced from biomass and/or from the biodegradable fraction of waste, that can be purified to natural gas quality, to be used as biofuel, or wood gas)50—
Petrol4332
Diesel4336