| a 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 pathway | Typical greenhouse gas emission saving | Default greenhouse gas emission saving |
|---|---|---|
| sugar beet ethanol | 61 % | 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 ethanol | 71 % | 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 biodiesel | 45 % | 38 % |
| sunflower biodiesel | 58 % | 51 % |
| soybean biodiesel | 40 % | 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 biodiesel | 88 % | 83 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from rape seed | 51 % | 47 % |
| hydrotreated vegetable oil from sunflower | 65 % | 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 seed | 58 % | 57 % |
| biogas from municipal organic waste as compressed natural gas | 80 % | 73 % |
| biogas from wet manure as compressed natural gas | 84 % | 81 % |
| biogas from dry manure as compressed natural gas | 86 % | 82 % |