The UK and EU could sustainably deliver up to 80 per cent of the greener road transport fuels needed to meet the government’s renewable fuel obligations, new research has revealed.
The research, carried out by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) to help inform the debate about renewable energy targets in the UK, was launched at a briefing at Chatham House in London.
NFU deputy president Meurig Raymond, who took part in a panel discussion at the launch event, said: “British agriculture can and will play a key role in energy security by delivering the sustainable biomass for energy and crops for transport fuels needed to help meet the 2020 targets. This is a key part of the role famers can play as part of the solution to climate change.
“Sourcing assured home-grown crops for green industries, such as biofuels, and using the co-products of production for animal feed, will benefit both the environment and UK farmers.”
Statistics produced as part of the REA’s review show there is a major opportunity for biofuels in the UK. There is the potential for bioethanol production in the UK to rise by 20 times its current level by 2020, and biodiesel production to rise by three times, creating thousands of green jobs throughout the supply chain.
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