UK: Biodiesel use in April 2009 – April 2010 slightly up on year

The Renewable Fuels Agency reports that 1.1 mln t of biodiesel were used in the UK from April 2009 until April 2010 which is more than the 1.0 mln t used in the year-ago period. Ethanol use was 455,000 (221,000) t. The share of biodiesel in total diesel supply was 4.4 (n. a.)% and that of ethanol in total petrol supply 2.1 (n. a.)%. About 454,000 (430,000) t of biodiesel were produced from soybean oil, 226,000 (307,000) t from rapeseed oil, 186,000 (114,000) t from tallow, 106,000 (123,000) t from palm oil and 48,000 (37,000) t from cooking oil. In the case of ethanol, 305,000 (180,000) t were produced from sugar cane, 76,000 (37,000) t from sugar beet and 40,000 (0) t from wheat.
(Renewable Fuels Agency, July 2010)