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Biofuels worse than fossil fuels and targets should be scrapped, say charities
Car drivers in the UK will pay up to £2 billion more on the forecourt in 2020 if the government decides to increase the proportion of biofuels in petrol, according to new research commissioned by ActionAid and Friends of the Earth, undertaken by the Global Subsidies Initiative. The report suggests ...
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Dark side to biofuel
The damaging effect on the fuel retailing infrastructure following the government’s programme to introduce biofuel into transport fuels was highlighted at an RMI Petrol gathering last month.Phil Monger, the RMIP’s technical director, said he was concerned about the survival of smaller operators, who struggle anyway to maintain viability, but who ...
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Biofuel backlash in Germany
Germany’s Ministry of Economy is continuing with the introduction of E10 despite a backlash from drivers. The Ministry held an emergency petrol summit earlier this month to discuss problems surrounding the sale of E10.E10 went on sale in Germany in February but many drivers have been avoiding it because they ...
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Forced to shut over biofuels
A Yorkshire retailer is planning to sell off his stock at cost price and shut down the pumps at his family business after 50 years - due to biofuels legislation. Steve Fagan plans to sell off gallons of cut-price petrol and diesel at Shiregreen Service Station in Sheffield, which has ...
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UK exceeds biofuel targets set by RTFO
The UK oil industry has exceeded the government’s 2.5% volume target for biofuel content in road fuels (achieving 2.7%) in the first full year of the Renewable Transport Obligation (RTFO) according to Hugh Tucker, technical co-ordinator at the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA). He said the target had largely been ...
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Oil companies slammed for biofuel failure
Esso, Chevron and Murco have been criticised for failing to meet government targets for biofuel sustainability. According to the Renewable FuelsAgency (RFA), five oil companies have so far failed to supply any fuel meeting sustainability standards. with Prax Petroleum and Topaz also failing to report any data at all ...
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Government to delay biofuel targets
The Transport Minister Andrew Adonis has announced plans to revise the government’s biofuels targets while ploughing more money into research in the area.Last week Adonis said the rate of increase in the use of biofuels should be slowed to 0.5% a year, and that the level for the Renewable ...
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Biofuels not meeting green targets
About 80% of the biofuel sold at UK pumps fails to meet government environmental standards, according to a report by the Renewable Fuels Agency. In its first monthly report on fuels supplied under the Renewable Transport Fuels Organisation (RTFO), the government agency said just 19% of the biofuel supplied met ...
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Biofuels the hottest topic at Esso forum
Concerns over handling biofuels on the forecourt were the hot topic at last month’s Esso Dealer Forum, which was themed ’In Good Company’. The two-day event, held at The Belfry hotel in the West Midlands last month, included a series of seminars on topical issues, with the biofuels seminar proving ...
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Geared up for biofuels
Pipework and tanks specialists PetroTechnik and Cookson & Zinn (CZ) have announced that they are both ready for the move to biofuels.PetroTechnik’s sales and marketing director, Stephen Maley, said: "We are well placed for the changes that are coming to the fuel industry."Customers who have installed UPP pipework can be ...
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NewsGovernment scientist gives biofuels warning
The government came under increasing pressure regarding biofuels this week after the UK’s chief environment scientist called for a delay in policy. Professor Robert Watson said ministers should wait for the results of an inquiry the government has commissioned into the sustainability of biofuels before implementing the Renewable Transport Fuel ...
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RSPB demands halt on biofuels
Environmental campaigners have called on the government to cancel plans to introduce biofuels at the petrol pumps next month over fears they may actually cause more pollution than than fossil fuels. The RSPB has urged members of the public to email Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly to ask ...
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Environmental impact of biofuels is concern says Royal Society
Biofuels on their own cannot deliver a sustainable transport system and must be developed as part of an integrated package of measures – but the environmental, economic and social impact of such developments must also be taken into account. These are the conclusions of a report by the Royal Society, ...
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New biofuel brand heading this way
FCL Biofuels has joined forces with European sustainable fuel company Prio SA to launch the Portuguese consumer brand PrioBio into the UK. It will be available to fuel retailers from November 1.By the end of the year the partnership’s two biodiesel refineries will have a total capacity of 200,000 ...
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New rules will open biofuel floodgates
A new ’homebrew’ revolution is set to increase biofuel production after the government relaxed duty rules.The law previously required anyone producing biofuel to pay duty of 28.35p on every litre as well as submit returns to HM Revenue & Customs and to hold a permit. However, from July, ...
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New biofuel from Harvest Energy
Fuel company Harvest Energy has launched a new fuel which claims to reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 18% and sulphur emissions by up to 90%. Called Harvest BioDiesel B30, it is blended in the UK from renewable resources and has a maximum biodiesel content of 30%. In every ...
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LPG beats biofuel in carbon-cutting race
LPG autogas is the answer to reducing motor carbon emissions, according to Mike Chapman, autogas manager for the LP Gas Association. He said that while the debate continues about the carbon benefits of biofuels, it is a known fact that LPG reduces emissions from petrol vehicles by 20%. In ...
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NewsPRA URGES CHANCELLOR TO SUPPORT BIOFUELS
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) is calling on the Chancellor to cut duty on biofuels in next week’s Budget to encourage investment in the product and the necessary infrastructure to deliver it.PRA director, Ray Holloway said: “A cut in duty on biofuels would generate demand and help expand this nascent ...
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Greenergy calls for tax break on biofuel
Greenergy is calling on the Chancellor to support the development of the UK biodiesel market by introducing a targeted duty incentive to promote blended biodiesels.The company recommends that the government introduce a duty rate for five per cent biodiesel blends set at 1.4 pence per litre below the duty on ...
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