Division A TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR BIOFUELS IF PRODUCED WITH NO NET CARBON EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
United Kingdom
| Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1). | ||
| Biofuel production pathway | Greenhouse gas emissions saving – typical value | Greenhouse gas emissions saving – default value |
|---|---|---|
| sugar beet ethanol (no biogas from slop, natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 67 % | 59 % |
| sugar beet ethanol (with biogas from slop, natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 77 % | 73 % |
| sugar beet ethanol (no biogas from slop, natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 73 % | 68 % |
| sugar beet ethanol (with biogas from slop, natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 79 % | 76 % |
| sugar beet ethanol (no biogas from slop, lignite as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 58 % | 47 % |
| sugar beet ethanol (with biogas from slop, lignite as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 71 % | 64 % |
| corn (maize) ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 48 % | 40 % |
| corn (maize) ethanol, (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 55 % | 48 % |
| corn (maize) ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 40 % | 28 % |
| corn (maize) ethanol (forest residues as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 69 % | 68 % |
| other cereals excluding maize ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 47 % | 38 % |
| other cereals excluding maize ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 53 % | 46 % |
| other cereals excluding maize ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 37 % | 24 % |
| other cereals excluding maize ethanol (forest residues as process fuel in CHP plant (*)) | 67 % | 67 % |
| sugar cane ethanol | 70 % | 70 % |
| the part from renewable sources of ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether (ETBE) | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| the part from renewable sources of tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether (TAEE) | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| rape seed biodiesel | 52 % | 47 % |
| sunflower biodiesel | 57 % | 52 % |
| soybean biodiesel | 55 % | 50 % |
| X1palm oil biodiesel (open effluent pond) | 33 % | 20 % |
| palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 51 % | 45 % |
| waste cooking oil biodiesel | 88 % | 84 % |
| animal fats from rendering biodiesel (**) | 84 % | 78 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 51 % | 47 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 58 % | 54 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from soybean | 55 % | 51 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (open effluent pond) | 34 % | 22 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 53 % | 49 % |
| hydrotreated oil from waste cooking oil | 87 % | 83 % |
| hydrotreated oil from animal fats from rendering (**) | 83 % | 77 % |
| pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 59 % | 57 % |
| pure vegetable oil from sunflower | 65 % | 64 % |
| pure vegetable oil from soybean | 63 % | 61 % |
| pure vegetable oil from palm oil (open effluent pond) | 40 % | 30 % |
| pure vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 59 % | 57 % |
| pure oil from waste cooking oil | 98 % | 98 % |
| (*) Default values for processes using CHP are valid only if all the process heat is supplied by CHP. (**) Applies only to biofuels produced from animal by-products classified as category 1 and 2 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf1, for which emissions related to hygenisation as part of the rendering are not considered. | ||
Annotations
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Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).