Annex III ENERGY CONTENT OF FUELS
United Kingdom
| Fuel | Energy content by weight (lower calorific value, MJ/kg) | Energy content by volume (lower calorific value, MJ/l) |
|---|---|---|
| FUELS FROM BIOMASS AND/OR BIOMASS PROCESSING OPERATIONS | ||
| Bio-Propane | 46 | 24 |
| Pure vegetable oil (oil produced from oil plants through pressing, extraction or comparable procedures, crude or refined but chemically unmodified) | 37 | 34 |
| Biodiesel - fatty acid methyl ester (methyl-ester produced from oil of biomass origin) | 37 | 33 |
| Biodiesel - fatty acid ethyl ester (ethyl-ester produced from oil of biomass origin) | 38 | 34 |
| Biogas that can be purified to natural gas quality | 50 | — |
| Hydrotreated (thermochemically treated with hydrogen) oil of biomass origin, to be used for replacement of diesel | 44 | 34 |
| Hydrotreated (thermochemically treated with hydrogen) oil of biomass origin, to be used for replacement of petrol | 45 | 30 |
| Hydrotreated (thermochemically treated with hydrogen) oil of biomass origin, to be used for replacement of jet fuel | 44 | 34 |
| Hydrotreated oil (thermochemically treated with hydrogen) of biomass origin, to be used for replacement of liquefied petroleum gas | 46 | 24 |
| Co-processed oil (processed in a refinery simultaneously with fossil fuel) of biomass or pyrolysed biomass origin to be used for replacement of diesel | 43 | 36 |
| Co-processed oil (processed in a refinery simultaneously with fossil fuel) of biomass or pyrolysed biomass origin, to be used to replace petrol | 44 | 32 |
| Co-processed oil (processed in a refinery simultaneously with fossil fuel) of biomass or pyrolysed biomass origin, to be used to replace jet fuel | 43 | 33 |
| Co-processed oil (processed in a refinery simultaneously with fossil fuel) of biomass or pyrolysed biomass origin, to be used to replace liquefied petroleum gas | 46 | 23 |
| RENEWABLE FUELS THAT CAN BE PRODUCED FROM VARIOUS RENEWABLE SOURCES, INCLUDING BIOMASS | ||
| Methanol from renewable sources | 20 | 16 |
| Ethanol from renewable sources | 27 | 21 |
| Propanol from renewable sources | 31 | 25 |
| Butanol from renewable sources | 33 | 27 |
| Fischer-Tropsch diesel (a synthetic hydrocarbon or mixture of synthetic hydrocarbons to be used for replacement of diesel) | 44 | 34 |
| Fischer-Tropsch petrol (a synthetic hydrocarbon or mixture of synthetic hydrocarbons produced from biomass, to be used for replacement of petrol) | 44 | 33 |
| Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel (a synthetic hydrocarbon or mixture of synthetic hydrocarbons produced from biomass, to be used for replacement of jet fuel) | 44 | 33 |
| Fischer-Tropsch liquefied petroleum gas (a synthetic hydrocarbon or mixture of synthetic hydrocarbons, to be used for replacement of liquefied petroleum gas | 46 | 24 |
| DME (dimethylether) | 28 | 19 |
| Hydrogen from renewable sources | 120 | — |
| ETBE (ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of ethanol) | 36 (of which 37 % from renewable sources) | 27 (of which 37 % from renewable sources) |
| MTBE (methyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of methanol) | 35 (of which 22 % from renewable sources) | 26 (of which 22 % from renewable sources) |
| TAEE (tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether produced on the basis of ethanol) | 38 (of which 29 % from renewable sources) | 29 (of which 29 % from renewable sources) |
| TAME (tertiary-amyl-methyl-ether produced on the basis of methanol) | 36 (of which 18 % from renewable sources) | 28 (of which 18 % from renewable sources) |
| THxEE (tertiary-hexyl-ethyl-ether produced on the basis of ethanol) | 38 (of which 25 % from renewable sources) | 30 (of which 25 % from renewable sources) |
| THxME (tertiary-hexyl-methyl-ether produced on the basis of methanol) | 38 of which 14 % from renewable sources) | 30 (of which 14 % from renewable sources) |
| FOSSIL FUELS | ||
| Petrol | 43 | 32 |
| Diesel | 43 | 36 |