Lack of support kills renewable industry

Biodiesel

12-02-10

It's not been a great week for the "greener driver". First, Toyota announced it was ­recalling all its Prius hybrids ­after detecting a potential fault with the braking system. And ­yesterday Morrissons, the largest supplier of biofuels in the UK, ­announced it is withdrawing one of its most popular blends from its forecourts. From 1 April, it says it will no longer be selling B30, a blend of 30% rapeseed and recycled vegetable oil and 70% ordinary mineral diesel.

The move follows last Nov­ember's pre-budget report announcing the "20p per litre duty differential" subsidy for biofuels was to be axed, although the subsidy for "used cooking oil biofuels" would remain for two years. "It's massively disappointing," says Faye Sunderland, ­editor of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk. "It's possible that Morrisons' E85 [85% ethanol] blend might be pulled, too. Without the subsidy, the other supermarkets are likely to move away from ­biodiesel, too."

Source: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/10/should-we-mourn-biofuels

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Category: Liquid biofuel blends (E85, B80), Biodiesel, England