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Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC
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[F1D. Disaggregated default values for biofuels U.K.
Disaggregated default values for cultivation: ‘e ec ’ as defined in Part C of this Annex U.K.
| a Not including animal oil produced from animal by-products classified as category 3 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. | ||
| Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet ethanol | 12 | 12 |
| Wheat ethanol | 23 | 23 |
| Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced | 20 | 20 |
| Sugar cane ethanol | 14 | 14 |
| The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| Rape seed biodiesel | 29 | 29 |
| Sunflower biodiesel | 18 | 18 |
| Soybean biodiesel | 19 | 19 |
| Palm oil biodiesel | 14 | 14 |
| Waste vegetable or animal a oil biodiesel | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 30 | 30 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 18 | 18 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil | 15 | 15 |
| Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 30 | 30 |
| Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
| Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
| Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 0 | 0 |
Disaggregated default values for processing (including excess electricity): ‘e p – e ee ’ as defined in Part C of this Annex U.K.
| Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet ethanol | 19 | 26 |
| Wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified) | 32 | 45 |
| Wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant) | 32 | 45 |
| Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 21 | 30 |
| Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 14 | 19 |
| Wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant) | 1 | 1 |
| Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 15 | 21 |
| Sugar cane ethanol | 1 | 1 |
| The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| Rape seed biodiesel | 16 | 22 |
| Sunflower biodiesel | 16 | 22 |
| Soybean biodiesel | 18 | 26 |
| Palm oil biodiesel (process not specified) | 35 | 49 |
| Palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 13 | 18 |
| Waste vegetable or animal oil biodiesel | 9 | 13 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 10 | 13 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 10 | 13 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process not specified) | 30 | 42 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 7 | 9 |
| Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 4 | 5 |
| Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 14 | 20 |
| Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 8 | 11 |
| Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 8 | 11 |
Disaggregated default values for transport and distribution: ‘e td ’ as defined in Part C of this Annex U.K.
| Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet ethanol | 2 | 2 |
| Wheat ethanol | 2 | 2 |
| Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced | 2 | 2 |
| Sugar cane ethanol | 9 | 9 |
| The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| Rape seed biodiesel | 1 | 1 |
| Sunflower biodiesel | 1 | 1 |
| Soybean biodiesel | 13 | 13 |
| Palm oil biodiesel | 5 | 5 |
| Waste vegetable or animal oil biodiesel | 1 | 1 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 1 | 1 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 1 | 1 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil | 5 | 5 |
| Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 1 | 1 |
| Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 3 | 3 |
| Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 5 | 5 |
| Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 4 | 4 |
Total for cultivation, processing, transport and distribution U.K.
| Biofuel production pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) | Default greenhouse gas emissions (gCO 2eq /MJ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar beet ethanol | 33 | 40 |
| Wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified) | 57 | 70 |
| Wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant) | 57 | 70 |
| Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler) | 46 | 55 |
| Wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 39 | 44 |
| Wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant) | 26 | 26 |
| Corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant) | 37 | 43 |
| Sugar cane ethanol | 24 | 24 |
| The part from renewable sources of ETBE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| The part from renewable sources of TAEE | Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used | |
| Rape seed biodiesel | 46 | 52 |
| Sunflower biodiesel | 35 | 41 |
| Soybean biodiesel | 50 | 58 |
| Palm oil biodiesel (process not specified) | 54 | 68 |
| Palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 32 | 37 |
| Waste vegetable or animal oil biodiesel | 10 | 14 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 41 | 44 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 29 | 32 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process not specified) | 50 | 62 |
| Hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill) | 27 | 29 |
| Pure vegetable oil from rape seed | 35 | 36 |
| Biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 17 | 23 |
| Biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 13 | 16 |
| Biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 12 | 15] |
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F1 Substituted by Directive 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (Text with EEA relevance).
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