
EU member states report annually to the European Commision under Article 4 of the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC) on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport. These reports fulfil the UK's obligation to report to the European Commission by 1 July each year on the effectiveness of the UK Government's support for biofuels during the previous calendar year.
12 August 2009: UK REPORT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE BIOFUELS DIRECTIVE (2003/30/EC)
Promotion and use of biofuels in the United Kingdom
during 2008
Extract:
Total sales of biofuels in the UK in 2008 were 1,092 million litres, whilst total road fuel sales were approximately 48,395 million litres. As a percentage of total road transport fuel sales, biofuels made up some 2.26% by volume (or some 2.04% by energy content).This represents an increase of more than double the previous year's total sales which amounted to 499 million litres.
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Behind the 2.26% aggregate are annual averages of ~3.5% for diesel and ~1% for petrol across a year in which biofuel content was ramped up to double the previous year's results. Peak months were 4.8% (diesel) and 1.3% (petrol).