Statistics on the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015, based on data currently available. This is report 5 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 7.

Includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel

The headline figures are:

• 1,671 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.28% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 1,665 million litres (99.6%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 2,496 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,617 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,665 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, biodiesel (FAME) comprised 50% of supply, bioethanol 49% and biomethanol 1%. There were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (159 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 19% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was wheat from the UK (166 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 21% of bioethanol)
• 50% of biofuel was made from a waste or non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 30% of the biofuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 69% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the biofuel was sourced via a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme listed was ISCC at 83% of biofuel

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Report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 (Year 6), based on data currently available. This is the final and complete dataset for Year 6.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel
• supplier specific C&S data
• supplier performance against the obligation
• fuel supply by volume and energy
• performance against GHG reporting requirements

The headline figures are:

• 1,744 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.46% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 99.9% of this renewable fuel has been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• all obligated suppliers met their obligation by redeeming RTFCs
• 2,554 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,621 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,744 million litres meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 48% of supply; biodiesel (FAME) 49%; and biomethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 3%. There were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel
• total GHG savings are nearly 2800kt CO2, a significant increase on last year

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (142 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 16% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (135 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 16% of bioethanol)
• 46% of fuel was made from a waste/non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 19% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 69% compared to fossil fuels was achieved
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme without a second scheme listed was ISCC at 86% of fuel (including a second schemes raises this to 89%)

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015, based on data currently available. It is report 3 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 7.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel

The headline figures are:

• 1,356 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.54% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel - 1,013 million litres (75%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 1,529 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,032 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,013 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, biodiesel (FAME) comprised 50% of supply, bioethanol 49% and biomethanol 1% - there were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (85 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 17% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (82 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 16% of bioethanol)
• 51% of fuel was made from a waste or non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 29% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 70% compared to fossil fuels was achieved - this figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme listed was ISCC at 79% of fuel (including a second scheme raises this to 83%)

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Report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015, based on data currently available. This is report 2 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 7.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel

The headline figures are:

• 940 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.65% of total road and non road mobile machinery fuel. 553 million litres (59%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 809 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 512 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 553 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 50% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 48% and biomethanol 1%. There were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (52 million litres, 9% of total fuel, 19% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (62 million litres, 11% of total fuel, 22% of bioethanol)
• 46% of fuel was made from a waste or non agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock.
• 25% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 68% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme without a second scheme listed was ISCC at 82% of fuel (including a second schemes raises this to 83%)

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015, based on data currently available. It is report 4 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 7.

Includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel

The headline figures are:

• 1,671 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.29% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel - 1,397 million litres (84%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 2,071 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,348 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,013 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, biodiesel (FAME) comprised 50% of supply, bioethanol 49% and biomethanol 1%, there were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (115 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 17% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was wheat from the UK (144 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 21% of bioethanol)
• 48% of biofuel was made from a waste or non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 30% of the biofuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 69% compared to fossil fuels was achieved - this figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the biofuel was sourced via a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme listed was ISCC at 83% of biofuel

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 based on data currently available.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel.
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements.
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period.
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders.
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued.
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel.

Main results

The headline figures are:

• 876 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.43% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 596 million litres (68%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 891 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 590 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 596 million litres meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 50% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 46% and biomethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 4%. There were also small volumes of biogas and pure vegetable oil

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued are:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (72 million litres, 12% of total fuel, 26% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (54 million litres, 9% of total fuel, 18% of bioethanol)
• 50% of fuel was made from a waste/non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 24% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 71% compared to fossil fuels was achieved, this figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 98% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme was ISCC (89% of fuel) followed by Abengoa RED Bioenergy Sustainability Assurance (8%).

This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 based on data currently available.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel.
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements.
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period.
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders.
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued.
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel.

Main results

The headline figures are:

• 425 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 242 million litres (57%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements.
• 357 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 229 million were issued to double counting feedstocks.
• of the 242 million litres meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 52% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 41% and biomethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 6%. There were also small volumes of biogas, and pure vegetable oil.

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (30 million litres, 12% of total fuel, 30% of biodiesel).
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (32 million litres, 13% of total fuel, 25% of bioethanol).
• 47% of fuel was made from a waste/non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock.
• 24% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks.
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 70% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change.
• 98% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme.
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme was ISCC (87% of fuel) followed by Abengoa RED Bioenergy Sustainability Assurance (8%).

Statistics on the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015, based on data currently available. This is the final report and contains the final dataset for Year 7.

The report includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel
• supplier performance against the obligation
• fuel supply by volume and energy
• performance against GHG reporting requirements

The headline figures are:

• 1,671 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.29% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 1,669 million litres (99.8%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 2,503 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,668 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,669 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, biodiesel (FAME) comprised 50% of supply, bioethanol 48% and biomethanol 1%. There were also small volumes of biogas, off road biodiesel and HVO (renewable portion)

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (159 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 19% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was wheat from the UK (166 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 21% of bioethanol)
• 50% of biofuel was made from a waste or non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 30% of the biofuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 70% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the biofuel was sourced via a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme listed was ISCC at 83% of biofuel

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 (Year 6) based on data currently available. This is report 4 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 6.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel
• supplier specific C&S data
• supplier performance against the obligation
• fuel supply by volume and energy

Main results

The headline figures are:

• 1,744 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.46% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 1,358 million litres (78%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 2,020 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,325 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,358 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 50% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 46% and biomethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 3%. There were also small volumes of biogas and pure vegetable oil

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (135 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 21% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (110 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 16% of bioethanol)
• 49% of fuel was made from a waste/non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 21% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 70% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme was ISCC (89% of fuel)

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2013 to 14 April 2014 (Year 6), based on data currently available. This is report 5 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 6.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued

Main results

The headline figures are:

• 1,744 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.46% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 1,740 million litres (99.8%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 2,548 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 1,615 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 1,740 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 48% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 49% and biomethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 3%. There were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued are:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (141 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 16% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (138 million litres, 8% of total fuel, 17% of bioethanol)
• 46% of fuel was made from a waste or non-agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 19% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 69% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land-use change
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme without a second scheme listed was ISCC at 86% of fuel (including a second schemes raises this to 89%)

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This report covers the supply of renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation from 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015 (Year 7) based on data currently available. This is report 1 of 6 and therefore contains an incomplete dataset for Year 7.

It includes information on:

• the amount of UK road transport fuel from renewable and fossil fuel
• the number of Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) which have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements
• the balance of RTFCs by obligation period
• trades of RTFCs between suppliers and/or traders
• carbon and sustainability (C&S) characteristics of the renewable fuel to which RTFCs have been issued
• voluntary scheme data of renewable transport fuel

The headline figures are:

• 474 million litres of renewable fuel have been supplied, which is 3.73% of total road and non-road mobile machinery fuel. 272 million litres (57%) of this renewable fuel has so far been demonstrated to meet the sustainability requirements
• 408 million RTFCs have been issued to fuel meeting the sustainability requirements, of which 271 million were issued to double counting feedstocks
• of the 272 million litres so far meeting the sustainability requirements, bioethanol comprised 51% of supply, biodiesel (FAME) 47% and biomethanol 2%. There were also small volumes of biogas and off road biodiesel

C&S characteristics of the biofuels to which RTFCs have been issued is:

• the most widely reported source for biodiesel (by feedstock and country of origin) was used cooking oil from the UK (26 million litres, 10% of total fuel, 21% of biodiesel)
• the most widely reported source for bioethanol (by feedstock and country of origin) was corn from the Ukraine (34 million litres, 13% of total fuel, 25% of bioethanol)
• 50% of fuel was made from a waste or non agricultural residue (double counting) feedstock
• 23% of the fuel was sourced from UK feedstocks
• an aggregate greenhouse gas saving of 70% compared to fossil fuels was achieved. This figure excludes emissions from indirect land use change
• 99% of the fuel was sourced from a voluntary scheme
• the most commonly used voluntary scheme was ISCC (85% of fuel)

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