by Ahmad Ghaddar and Nigel Hun (Reuters) Britain is set to introduce E10 gasoline, a motor fuel blended with 10% renewable fuels, by September this year, a move that could cut annual CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes, the government announced on Thursday.
Current gasoline blends in Britain contain no more than 5% ethanol (E5), but the introduction of the E10 grade could cut transport emissions equivalent to removing 350,000 cars from the roads, the government said.
Bioethanol is made from materials including low-grade grains, sugars and waste wood.
“Using bioethanol in place of traditional petrol can reduce CO2 emissions and, therefore, increasing the ethanol content of petrol could help us meet our climate change targets,” the government said.
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The government said that the E5 blend would remain available at pumps in the “Super” grade for older vehicles that may not be compatible with E10.
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The move is a major boost to Britain’s biofuels producers with Vivergo Fuels announcing plans to reopen a bioethanol plant in Hull, north-eastern England, which has been closed since September 2018.
Vivergo Fuels, a unit of Associated British Foods PLC., said it the plant would start manufacturing ethanol in early 2022.
The bioethanol plant can produce up to 420 million litres of bioethanol and use up to 1.1 million tonnes of feed wheat.
The government statement also said a bioethanol plant owned by Ensus in north-east England would increase production. READ MORE
Boost for biofuels as E10 petrol given green light across UK (Business Green)
VIVERGO FUELS SITE IN HULL SET TO RE-OPEN, AS DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT MANDATE E10 FUEL FROM SEPTEMBER (Vivergo Fuels)
Consultation outcome: Introducing E10 petrol (UK Department for Transport)