Measuring the transport renewable energy target
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The government response addresses questions about the following topics:
- electricity from renewable sources in transport
- hydrogen from renewable sources in transport
- biomethane via the natural gas grid in transport
- energy content of biofuels
Original consultation
Consultation description
Concerns:
- the method of accounting for renewable electricity, hydrogen and biomethane towards the Renewable Energy Directive’s (Directive 2009/28/EC) 10% target for renewable energy in transport by 2020.
- potentially updating of Annex III to the Directive containing a list of energy contents of biofuels
Updates to this page
Published 14 April 2011