# Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division D: TOTAL TYPICAL AND DEFAULT VALUES FOR BIOMASS FUEL PATHWAYS

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

Biomass fuel production system
Transport distance
Greenhouse gas emissions – typical value (g CO2eq/MJ)
Greenhouse gas emissions – default value (g CO2eq/MJ)
Woodchips from forest residues
1 to 500 km
5
6
500 to 2 500 km
7
9
2 500 to 10 000 km
12
15
Above 10 000 km
22
27
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus)
2 500 to 10 000 km
16
18
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised)
1 to 500 km
8
9
500 to 2 500 km
10
11
2 500 to 10 000 km
15
18
Above 10 000 km
25
30
Woodchips from short rotation coppice (Poplar – No fertilisation)
1 to 500 km
6
7
500 to 2 500 km
8
10
2 500 to 10 000 km
14
16
Above 10 000 km
24
28
Woodchips from stemwood
1 to 500 km
5
6
500 to 2 500 km
7
8
2 500 to 10 000 km
12
15
Above 10 000 km
22
27
Woodchips from industry residues
1 to 500 km
4
5
500 to 2 500 km
6
7
2 500 to 10 000 km
11
13
Above 10 000 km
21
25
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 1)
1 to 500 km
29
35
500 to 2 500 km
29
35
2 500 to 10 000 km
30
36
Above 10 000 km
34
41
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 2a)
1 to 500 km
16
19
500 to 2 500 km
16
19
2 500 to 10 000 km
17
21
Above 10 000 km
21
25
Wood briquettes or pellets from forest residues (case 3a)
1 to 500 km
6
7
500 to 2 500 km
6
7
2 500 to 10 000 km
7
8
Above 10 000 km
11
13
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 1)
2 500 to 10 000 km
33
39
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 2a)
2 500 to 10 000 km
20
23
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Eucalyptus – case 3a)
2 500 to 10 000 km
10
11
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 1)
1 to 500 km
31
37
500 to 10 000 km
32
38
Above 10 000 km
36
43
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 2a)
1 to 500 km
18
21
500 to 10 000 km
20
23
Above 10 000 km
23
27
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – Fertilised – case 3a)
1 to 500 km
8
9
500 to 10 000 km
10
11
Above 10 000 km
13
15
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 1)
1 to 500 km
30
35
500 to 10 000 km
31
37
Above 10 000 km
35
41
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 2a)
1 to 500 km
16
19
500 to 10 000 km
18
21
Above 10 000 km
21
25
Wood briquettes or pellets from short rotation coppice (Poplar – no fertilisation – case 3a)
1 to 500 km
6
7
500 to 10 000 km
8
9
Above 10 000 km
11
13
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 1)
1 to 500 km
29
35
500 to 2 500 km
29
34
2 500 to 10 000 km
30
36
Above 10 000 km
34
41
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 2a)
1 to 500 km
16
18
500 to 2 500 km
15
18
2 500 to 10 000 km
17
20
Above 10 000 km
21
25
Wood briquettes or pellets from stemwood (case 3a)
1 to 500 km
5
6
500 to 2 500 km
5
6
2 500 to 10 000 km
7
8
Above 10 000 km
11
12
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 1)
1 to 500 km
17
21
500 to 2 500 km
17
21
2 500 to 10 000 km
19
23
Above 10 000 km
22
27
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 2a)
1 to 500 km
9
11
500 to 2 500 km
9
11
2 500 to 10 000 km
10
13
Above 10 000 km
14
17
Wood briquettes or pellets from wood industry residues (case 3a)
1 to 500 km
3
4
500 to 2 500 km
3
4
2 500 to 10 000
5
6
Above 10 000 km
8
10
This group of materials includes agricultural residues with a low bulk density and it comprises materials such as straw bales, oat hulls, rice husks and sugar cane bagasse bales (not exhaustive list).
The group of agricultural residues with higher bulk density includes materials such as corn cobs, nut shells, soybean hulls, palm kernel shells (not exhaustive list).
Biomass fuel production system
Transport distance
Greenhouse gas emissions – typical value (g CO2eq/MJ)
Greenhouse gas emissions – default value (g CO2eq/MJ)
Agricultural Residues with density < 0,2 t/m3
1 to 500 km
4
4
500 to 2 500 km
8
9
2 500 to 10 000 km
15
18
Above 10 000 km
29
35
Agricultural Residues with density > 0,2 t/m3
1 to 500 km
4
4
500 to 2 500 km
5
6
2 500 to 10 000 km
8
10
Above 10 000 km
15
18
Straw pellets
1 to 500 km
8
10
500 to 10 000 km
10
12
Above 10 000 km
14
16
Bagasse briquettes
500 to 10 000 km
5
6
Above 10 000 km
9
10
Palm Kernel Meal
Above 10 000 km
54
61
Palm Kernel Meal (no CH4 emissions from oil mill)
Above 10 000 km
37
40

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/2001/annex/VI/division/D (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-VI/division-D
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