Why bioethanol?

Bioethanol is an alcohol that can be used as a petrol substitute or extender.

It is made from sugar derived from plants in a process that is industrialised and can produce commercial quantities.

Using Bioethanol in vehicle engines reduces the CO2 emissions and, if the production process is designed correctly, produces less CO2 than petrol production.

Bioethanol can be used in concentrations of up to 24% by volume in modern engines with no or minor modifications. Presently however fuel standards limit the concentration to around 5% by energy content. This is a maximum of 8% by volume.

The Bioethanol content of this target if made from local crops and with suitable treatment of residues, is estimated to be able to reduce emissions by around 1 million tonnes of CO2 a year – equivalent to taking 1 million cars from our roads.

Bioethanol does not need to rely on raw material from tropical climes and it is calculated by the National Farmers Union that the UK has enough land to meet the above targets without disturbing the food/fuel balance.

The UK has one facility that is operating, one in build (ready late 2009) and BP has announced the building of another to be ready in 2010. Even with this Project fully on stream in 2010, the UK will not be self sufficient in Bioethanol.

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