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Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

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A.Typical and default values for biofuels if produced with no net carbon emissions from land-use change

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Not including animal oil produced from animal by-products classified as category 3 material in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules on animal by-products not intended for human consumptionb.

Biofuel production pathwayTypical greenhouse gas emission savingDefault greenhouse gas emission saving
sugar beet ethanol61 %52 %
wheat ethanol (process fuel not specified)32 %16 %
wheat ethanol (lignite as process fuel in CHP plant)32 %16 %
wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in conventional boiler)45 %34 %
wheat ethanol (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant)53 %47 %
wheat ethanol (straw as process fuel in CHP plant)69 %69 %
corn (maize) ethanol, Community produced (natural gas as process fuel in CHP plant)56 %49 %
sugar cane ethanol71 %71 %
the part from renewable sources of ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether (ETBE)Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
the part from renewable sources of tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether (TAEE)Equal to that of the ethanol production pathway used
rape seed biodiesel45 %38 %
sunflower biodiesel58 %51 %
soybean biodiesel40 %31 %
palm oil biodiesel (process not specified)36 %19 %
palm oil biodiesel (process with methane capture at oil mill)62 %56 %
waste vegetable or animala oil biodiesel88 %83 %
hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed51 %47 %
hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower65 %62 %
hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process not specified)40 %26 %
hydrotreated vegetable oil from palm oil (process with methane capture at oil mill)68 %65 %
pure vegetable oil from rape seed58 %57 %
biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas80 %73 %
biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas84 %81 %
biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas86 %82 %

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