# Rfa Quarterly Report 9: 15 April 2010 - 14 July 2010 Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date

Contents
Page
Executive summary
2
RTFO graphs
4
RTFO trends
12
Obligated company graphs
15
RTFO summary data
18
RTFO detailed data
24
Company data
26
RTFC trading tables and graphs
28
Notes on data
35
Glossary
40

## Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date Executive Summary

Under the RTFO the sustainability targets increase year on year. For year three the Data Capture target is up 20% to 90%; the target for GHG savings is up 5% to 50% and the target for fuels meeting an Environmental Standards has increased by 30% to 80%. This report covers the supply of biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation¹ from 15 April 2010 to 14 July 2010.

The headline figures2 are:
3.3 billion litres of biofuel have been supplied under the RTFO in the first 27 months. In the first three months of the 2010/11 obligation period, 426 million litres of biofuel have been supplied, which is approximately 3.5% of total road transport fuel reported to the RFA against an annual target of 3.5%3. More biodiesel (64%) has been supplied than bioethanol (36%). The feedstock is known for 97% of fuel supplied. Both the feedstock and country of origin are known for 95%. The most widely reported source of biodiesel was soy from Argentina (90.0m litres, 33% of biodiesel supplied). The most widely reported source of bioethanol was sugarcane from Brazil (47.0m litres, 31% of bioethanol supplied).

Over the period, 33%4 of biofuels met an environmental standard, compared to a target of 80%5.

The majority of feedstock has been imported; 17% of the biofuel was reported as coming from UK feedstocks. 56% of the fuel reported as coming from UK feedstocks met environmental sustainability standards.

Greenhouse gas savings of 49% were achieved against a Government target6 of 50%. This figure may not include all emissions from direct land use change and excludes the emissions from indirect land-use changes considered in the Agency's 'Gallagher Review'. 

## Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date Executive Summary Notes

1. The RTFO applies to road transport across the whole of the UK. Refiners, importers and any others who supply more than
450,000 litres of relevant hydrocarbon oil for road transport annually to the UK market are obligated by it. 

2. Data comes from monthly reports submitted by fuel suppliers to the RFA. The RFA performs checks on the data, which for suppliers of over 450,000 litres of biofuel is also subject to an annual verification process by independent auditors. The RFA will publish a final, fully verified dataset after the end of each obligation year.

Every quarter we publish an extended report that identifies the carbon and sustainability performance of individual companies. These reports are available on our website at: www.renewablefuelsagency.gov.uk/rtfo
3. Obligated suppliers can meet their volume obligation by surrendering the appropriate number of RTFCs to the RFA and/or by paying into a buy-out fund. The RTFCs can be obtained by supplying their own biofuels or by purchasing RTFCs from other biofuel suppliers. A quarter of their obligation can be met by surplus RTFCs from the previous obligation year.

4. Under the RTFO Order, these reports must not contain information from which the volumes of fuel being reported by individual suppliers might be derived. To protect the volumes of individual suppliers in some reports, certain quantities of fuel reported as meeting the Qualifying Standard or RTFO Meta-Standard have been removed from the overall RTFO figures. In this report, all fuel meeting the Qualifying Standard or Meta-Standard has been included in the overall RTFO figures, but some has still been excluded from the reporting by feedstock and country. The figures by country and feedstock do not therefore tally exactly with the overall figures.  
5. 80% of feedstocks should meet environmental sustainability standards in the year 2010/11. The ability of suppliers to source certifiably sustainable fuels is currently limited by the lack of operational sustainability standards for several feedstock/country combinations. Certified sustainable feedstock is expected to become increasingly available over time, as feedstock standards develop in response to the demand created by the RTFO and growing concern about the sustainability of agricultural commodities more widely. Suppliers can arrange their own audits against the RTFO Meta-Standard. There is more than enough RSPO certified palm oil to meet the entire UK demand for palm oil biodiesel feedstock.

## 6. Throughout This Report 'Government Targets' Refers To Targets Set By The Government In 2007.

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Volumes And Proportions By Fuel Type

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Proportions By Feedstock

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Proportions By Country

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Proportions By Previous Land-Use

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Sustainability, Data-Capture And Accuracy

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Greenhouse Gas Savings

As there was no RFA carbon default for triticale the conservative default for unknown feedstock has been reported.  Consequently, negative GHG savings have been reported for this feedstock which may not represent the actual GHG savings. The RFA has subsequently calculated a carbon default for triticale.

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Volume By Feedstock And Country

 Trend graphs present verified data for the first year of the RTFO and provisional data for the second and third year to date

## Performance Trends Against The Rtfo'S Targets

The carbon intensity defaults for biofuels from an unknown country and/or feedstock were set more conservatively from the second reporting year of the RTFO (Month 13) to encourage suppliers to obtain data on the origin of their biofuels.  From Year 3 (Month 25) the carbon defaults are based on the feedstocks and biofuel production process (where applicable) in line with the Renewable Energy Directive. 

 Trend graphs present verified data for the first year of the RTFO and provisional data for the second and third year to date

## Performance Trends Against The Rtfo'S Targets

 Trend graphs present verified data for the first year of the RTFO and provisional data for the second and third year to date

## Performance Trends Against The Rtfo'S Targets

The data for the first 12 months comes from our verified fourth quarterly report. The data from Year 2 and the current obligation year is based on the provisional data as at the last date on which certificates were awarded. Fuel suppliers are encouraged to revise their data where they are able to provide more accurate information later in the year - for instance, adding information if they found out the previous land use of a biofuel plantation, or removing information if they had reason to believe that a sustainability standard might have been incorrectly reported. These data may not therefore correspond exactly to the data in previous RFA reports. All data from suppliers supplying over 450,000 litres is subject to final verification at the end of the year. 

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Obligated Company Performance Against The Rtfo'S Targets

N.B. provisional data 2010/11 
obligation year-todate.  Report 27.

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Obligated Company Performance Against The Rtfo'S Targets

N.B. provisional data 2010/11 obligation year-todate.  Report 27.

All graphs present provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

## Obligated Company Performance Against The Rtfo'S Targets

N.B. provisional data 2010/11 obligation year-todate.  Report 27.

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Annual Supplier Target
Target
Actual
Target
Actual
Target
Actual
Percentage of feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard
80%
33%
50%
33%
30%
20%
Annual GHG saving of fuel supplied
50%
49%
45%
51%
40%
46%
Data reporting of renewable fuel characteristics
90%
78%
70%
72%
50%
64%
2008/09 Obligation period
2010/11 Obligation period
2009/10 Obligation period
Biofuel Type
Volume (millions l) or 
mass (millions kg)*
Volume, million l **
Biofuels as a proportion of total road transport fuels supplied
Fossil fuel type
Biodiesel
272.9
Diesel
6,495
4.03%
Bioethanol
153.5
Petrol
5,143
2.90%
Biogas
0.0
Total
426.4
11,638
3.53%
Annual target
3.50%
Fuel type

* Biodiesel and bioethanol volumes are reported in litres and biogas volumes are reported in kilograms.

** Fossil fuel volumes given are *obligated volumes* and may differ from HMRC totals.  

| Proportion meeting an environmental standard   | Proportion meeting a social standard   |
|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Accuracy                                       |                                        |
| level,                                         |                                        |
| (0-6)                                          | Other standards                        |
| Qualifying                                     |                                        |
| Standards                                      |                                        |
| Volume,                                        |                                        |
| l or kg                                        |                                        |
| Volume, million l or                           |                                        |
| million kg                                     | Volume, %                              |
| Qualifying                                     |                                        |
| Standards                                      | None/ unknown                          |
| Biodiesel                                      |                                        |
| 272,915,269                                    | 272.9                                  |
| Bioethanol                                     |                                        |
| 153,496,721                                    | 153.5                                  |
| Biogas                                         |                                        |
| 0                                              | 0.0                                    |
| Total                                          |                                        |
| 426,411,990                                    | 426.4                                  |
| Mean                                           |                                        |
| 0%                                             | 25%                                    |
| Fuel type                                      |                                        |
Carbon 
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
Greenhouse 
gas saving, 
%

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Proportion meeting a social standard
Volume, 
litres
Volume, 
million litres
Volume, 
%
Proportion meeting an environmental standard
RTFO
QS
Other 
unknown
Oilseed rape
44,813,159
44.8
16%
0%
12%
1%
87%
0%
5%
9%
86%
54
36%
2.1
Palm
16,053,162
16.1
6%
0%
18%
0%
82%
0%
18%
0%
82%
65
23%
2.0
Soy
118,657,362
118.7
43%
0%
4%
0%
96%
4%
0%
0%
96%
55
35%
1.9
Tallow
29,333,437
29.3
11%
1%
89%
0%
9%
1%
89%
0%
9%
16
81%
1.6
Used cooking oil
53,988,854
54.0
20%
0%
88%
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
12%
14
83%
1.2
Unknown
10,069,295
10.1
4%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
91
-9%
0.2
Total
272,915,269
272.9
100%
Mean
0%
32%
0%
68%
2%
29%
1%
68%
44
47%
1.7
Argentina
90,020,662
90.0
33%
0%
6%
0%
94%
6%
0%
0%
94%
55
34%
1.6
Austria
162,879
0.2
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
Belgium
3,484,654
3.5
1%
0%
79%
0%
21%
0%
79%
0%
21%
20
77%
1.4
Brazil
205,856
0.2
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.0
Canada
285,855
0.3
0%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
50
40%
1.8
Denmark
3,117,191
3.1
1%
0%
63%
0%
37%
0%
63%
0%
37%
17
80%
2.2
Finland
21,351
0.0
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
France
6,630,522
6.6
2%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
43
48%
2.2
Germany
39,136,037
39.1
14%
0%
39%
0%
61%
0%
39%
0%
61%
37
56%
1.8
India
2,325,638
2.3
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
30%
2.0
Indonesia
8,311,471
8.3
3%
0%
20%
0%
80%
0%
20%
0%
80%
66
21%
1.4
Ireland, Republic of
1,969,541
2.0
1%
17%
57%
0%
27%
17%
57%
0%
27%
16
81%
1.4
Lithuania
14,331
0.0
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
Luxembourg
27,465
0.0
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Malaysia
5,838,795
5.8
2%
0%
21%
0%
79%
0%
21%
0%
79%
62
26%
2.8
Netherlands
21,475,347
21.5
8%
0%
73%
0%
27%
0%
73%
0%
27%
29
65%
1.3
Poland
3,353,481
3.4
1%
0%
2%
0%
98%
0%
2%
0%
98%
51
39%
1.4
Portugal
333,441
0.3
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Spain
2,456,861
2.5
1%
0%
72%
0%
28%
0%
72%
0%
28%
14
83%
1.0
Switzerland
28,089
0.0
0%
0%
2%
0%
98%
0%
2%
0%
98%
14
83%
1.0
Ukraine
843,144
0.8
0%
0%
0%
37%
63%
0%
0%
100%
0%
52
38%
1.0
United Kingdom
33,950,198
34.0
12%
0%
85%
0%
15%
0%
76%
9%
15%
20
76%
1.7
United States
28,696,377
28.7
11%
0%
26%
0%
74%
0%
26%
0%
74%
41
51%
2.6
Unknown
20,226,083
20.2
7%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
70
16%
0.6
Total
272,915,269
272.9
100%
Mean
0%
32%
0%
68%
2%
29%
1%
68%
44
47%
1.7
By-product
83,167,227
83.2
30%
0%
89%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
15
82%
1.4
Cropland - non-protected
57,928
0.1
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
52
38%
1.0
Cropland - protection status unknown
136,311,582
136.3
50%
0%
6%
0%
94%
1%
3%
2%
94%
54
35%
2.1
Unknown
53,378,532
53.4
20%
0%
9%
1%
90%
7%
2%
2%
89%
64
23%
1.2
Total
272,915,269
272.9
100%
Mean
0%
32%
0%
68%
2%
29%
1%
68%
44
47%
1.7
Feedstock Country of origin
Previous land-use
Carbon 
Greenhouse 
Accuracy 
standards
None/
unknown
RTFO
QS
Other 
standards
None/
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
gas saving, 
%
level,
(0-6)

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Volume, 
litres
level,
(0-6)
Volume, 
million litres
Volume, 
%
RTFO
QS
Other 
unknown
Corn
36,477,431
36.5
24%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
54
35%
2.1
Molasses
13,338,992
13.3
9%
0%
54%
0%
46%
0%
54%
0%
46%
59
29%
1.0
Sugar beet
17,632,896
17.6
11%
0%
39%
0%
61%
0%
0%
73%
27%
23
72%
4.2
Sugar cane
47,888,971
47.9
31%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Triticale
30
0.0
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
115
-37%
1.0
Wheat
36,895,457
36.9
24%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
14%
76%
47
44%
3.2
Unknown
1,262,944
1.3
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
108
-29%
0.0
Total
153,496,721
153.5
100%
Mean
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
7%
12%
81%
40
52%
2.2
Belgium
2,860,116
2.9
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
65
22%
1.0
Brazil
46,973,550
47.0
31%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Costa Rica
5,644,803
5.6
4%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
29%
1.0
Czech Republic
285,277
0.3
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
France
20,960,778
21.0
14%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
49
41%
2.8
Germany
51,267
0.1
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Guatemala
7,652,175
7.7
5%
0%
8%
0%
92%
0%
8%
0%
92%
55
35%
1.0
Hungary
244,593
0.2
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.0
Lithuania
30
0.0
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
115
-37%
1.0
Netherlands
51,267
0.1
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Nicaragua
957,435
1.0
1%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
30%
1.0
Romania
1,706,556
1.7
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.8
Spain
8,539,144
8.5
6%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
41
51%
1.6
Sweden
430,961
0.4
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
26
69%
5.0
United Kingdom
37,231,723
37.2
24%
0%
29%
0%
71%
0%
11%
48%
41%
31
64%
4.6
United States
18,644,102
18.6
12%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
69
18%
1.0
Unknown
1,262,944
1.3
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
108
-29%
0.0
Total
153,496,721
153.5
100%
Mean
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
7%
12%
81%
40
52%
2.2
By-product
8,073,215
8.1
5%
0%
89%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
60
29%
1.0
Cropland - non-protected
6,762,106
6.8
4%
0%
97%
0%
3%
0%
0%
97%
3%
19
77%
5.7
Cropland - protection status unknown
113,385,086
113.4
74%
0%
4%
0%
96%
0%
3%
10%
87%
34
59%
2.3
Unknown
25,276,314
25.3
16%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
66
21%
1.0
Total
153,496,721
153.5
100%
Mean
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
7%
12%
81%
40
52%
2.2
Feedstock Country of origin
Previous land-use

* Under the RTFO Order, these reports must not contain information from which the volumes of fuel being reported by individual suppliers might be derived. To protect the volumes of individual suppliers certain quantities of fuel reported as meeting the Qualifying Standard or RTFO Meta-Standard have been removed from the RTFO figures. In this report, all fuel meeting the Qualifying Standard or Meta-Standard has been included in the overall RTFO figures, but some has still been excluded from the reporting by feedstock and country. The figures by country and feedstock do not therefore tally exactly with the overall figures.

Proportion meeting a social standard
Carbon 
Greenhouse 
Accuracy 
standards
None/
unknown
RTFO
QS
Other 
standards
None/
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
gas saving, 
%

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Volume, 
litres
Volume, 
million litres
Volume, 
%
RTFO
QS
Other 
unknown
Corn
36,477,431
36.5
9%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
54
35%
2.1
Molasses
13,338,992
13.3
3%
0%
54%
0%
46%
0%
54%
0%
46%
59
29%
1.0
Oilseed rape
44,813,159
44.8
11%
0%
12%
1%
87%
0%
5%
9%
86%
54
36%
2.1
Palm
16,053,162
16.1
4%
0%
18%
0%
82%
0%
18%
0%
82%
65
23%
2.0
Soy
118,657,362
118.7
28%
0%
4%
0%
96%
4%
0%
0%
96%
55
35%
1.9
Sugar beet
17,632,896
17.6
4%
0%
39%
0%
61%
0%
0%
73%
27%
23
72%
4.2
Sugar cane
47,888,971
47.9
11%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Tallow
29,333,437
29.3
7%
1%
89%
0%
9%
1%
89%
0%
9%
16
81%
1.6
Triticale
30
0.0
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
115
-37%
1.0
Used cooking oil
53,988,854
54.0
13%
0%
88%
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
12%
14
83%
1.2
Wheat
36,895,457
36.9
9%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
14%
76%
47
44%
3.2
Unknown
11,332,239
11.3
3%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
93
-11%
0.1
Total
426,411,990
426.4
100%
Mean
0%
25%
0%
75%
1%
21%
5%
72%
43
49%
1.9
Argentina
90,020,662
90.0
21%
0%
6%
0%
94%
6%
0%
0%
94%
55
34%
1.6
Austria
162,879
0.2
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
Belgium
6,344,770
6.3
1%
0%
43%
0%
57%
0%
43%
0%
57%
40
52%
1.2
Brazil
47,179,406
47.2
11%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Canada
285,855
0.3
0%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
50
40%
1.8
Costa Rica
5,644,803
5.6
1%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
29%
1.0
Czech Republic
285,277
0.3
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Denmark
3,117,191
3.1
1%
0%
63%
0%
37%
0%
63%
0%
37%
17
80%
2.2
Finland
21,351
0.0
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
France
27,591,300
27.6
6%
0%
4%
0%
96%
0%
4%
0%
96%
48
43%
2.6
Germany
39,187,304
39.2
9%
0%
39%
0%
61%
0%
39%
0%
61%
37
56%
1.8
Guatemala
7,652,175
7.7
2%
0%
8%
0%
92%
0%
8%
0%
92%
55
35%
1.0
Hungary
244,593
0.2
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.0
India
2,325,638
2.3
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
30%
2.0
Indonesia
8,311,471
8.3
2%
0%
20%
0%
80%
0%
20%
0%
80%
66
21%
1.4
Ireland, Republic of
1,969,541
2.0
0%
17%
57%
0%
27%
17%
57%
0%
27%
16
81%
1.4
Lithuania
14,361
0.0
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
79%
1.0
Luxembourg
27,465
0.0
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Malaysia
5,838,795
5.8
1%
0%
21%
0%
79%
0%
21%
0%
79%
62
26%
2.8
Netherlands
21,526,614
21.5
5%
0%
72%
0%
28%
0%
72%
0%
28%
29
65%
1.3
Nicaragua
957,435
1.0
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
30%
1.0
Poland
3,353,481
3.4
1%
0%
2%
0%
98%
0%
2%
0%
98%
51
39%
1.4
Portugal
333,441
0.3
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Romania
1,706,556
1.7
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.8
Spain
10,996,005
11.0
3%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
35
58%
1.4
Sweden
430,961
0.4
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
26
69%
5.0
Switzerland
28,089
0.0
0%
0%
2%
0%
98%
0%
2%
0%
98%
14
83%
1.0
Ukraine
843,144
0.8
0%
0%
0%
37%
63%
0%
0%
100%
0%
52
38%
1.0
United Kingdom
71,181,921
71.2
17%
0%
56%
0%
44%
0%
42%
30%
29%
25
70%
3.2
United States
47,340,479
47.3
11%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
52
38%
2.0
Unknown
21,489,027
21.5
5%
0%
15%
0%
85%
0%
15%
0%
85%
73
13%
0.5
Total
426,411,990
426.4
100%
Mean
0%
25%
0%
75%
1%
21%
5%
72%
43
49%
1.9
By-product
91,240,442
91.2
21%
0%
89%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
19
78%
1.3
Cropland - non-protected
6,820,034
6.8
2%
0%
97%
0%
3%
0%
0%
97%
3%
19
77%
5.7
Cropland - protection status unknown
249,696,668
249.7
59%
0%
5%
0%
95%
1%
3%
6%
90%
45
46%
2.2
Unknown
78,654,846
78.7
18%
0%
6%
0%
94%
4%
2%
1%
93%
65
23%
1.2
Total
426,411,990
426.4
100%
Mean
0%
25%
0%
75%
1%
21%
5%
72%
43
49%
1.9
* Under the RTFO Order, these reports must not contain information from which the volumes of fuel being reported by individual suppliers might be derived. To protect the volumes of individual suppliers certain quantities of fuel reported as meeting the Qualifying Standard or RTFO Meta-Standard have been 
removed from the RTFO figures. In this report, all fuel meeting the Qualifying Standard or Meta-Standard has been included in the overall RTFO figures, but some has still been excluded from the reporting by feedstock and country. The figures by country and feedstock do not therefore tally exactly with the overall figures.
Feedstock
Country of origin
Previous land-use
Proportion meeting a social standard
Carbon 
Greenhouse 
Accuracy 
standards
None/
unknown
RTFO
QS
Other 
standards
None/
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
gas saving, 
%
level,
(0-6)

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Proportion meeting a social standard
Carbon 
Volume, 
litres
Volume, 
million litres
Volume, 
%
RTFO
QS
Other 
unknown
Oilseed rape
5,024,414
5.0
7%
3%
62%
0%
36%
2%
0%
62%
36%
51
39%
1.6
Sugar beet
12,901,899
12.9
18%
0%
53%
0%
47%
0%
0%
99%
1%
17
79%
5.4
Tallow
12,419,278
12.4
17%
0%
90%
0%
10%
0%
90%
0%
10%
16
81%
1.9
Used cooking oil
16,506,506
16.5
23%
0%
88%
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
12%
14
84%
1.6
Wheat
24,329,824
24.3
34%
0%
17%
0%
83%
0%
16%
21%
63%
38
55%
4.1
Total
71,181,921
71.2
100%
Mean
0%
56%
0%
44%
0%
42%
30%
29%
25
70%
3.2
By-product
28,925,784
28.9
41%
0%
89%
0%
11%
0%
89%
0%
11%
15
83%
1.7
Cropland - non-protected
6,611,204
6.6
9%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
19
77%
5.8
Cropland - protection status unknown
29,545,385
29.5
42%
0%
25%
0%
75%
0%
13%
49%
38%
33
60%
4.5
Unknown
6,099,548
6.1
9%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
46
46%
0.9
Total
71,181,921
71.2
100%
Mean
0%
56%
0%
44%
0%
42%
30%
29%
25
70%
3.2
Feedstock Previous land-use N.B. This includes biofuels from UK feedstocks which have been sold into the UK road fuel market.  UK biofuel feedstocks sold abroad are not included.
Data capture: 
feedstock known
Data capture: 
country known
Data capture: land 
use known
Data capture: 
standard known
Data capture: 
AVERAGE
Biofuel type
Biodiesel
96%
93%
80%
38%
77%
Bioethanol
99%
99%
84%
43%
81%
Biogas
-
                         
-
                       
-
                       
-
                  
-
                  
Fuel type
Total biofuel
97%
95%
82%
40%
78%
Annual target
90%
| Biofuel type      | Level 0 - Fuel default   | Level 1 - Feedstock    |
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| default           |                          |                        |
| Level 2 - Process |                          |                        |
| default           |                          |                        |
| Level 3 -         |                          |                        |
| Selected default  |                          |                        |
| - RFA defined     |                          |                        |
| Level 4 -         |                          |                        |
| Selected default  |                          |                        |
| - Industry        |                          |                        |
| defined, or NUTS  |                          |                        |
| 2 data            |                          |                        |
| Biodiesel         |                          |                        |
| 2%                | 36%                      | 15%                    |
| 1.7               |                          |                        |
| Bioethanol        |                          |                        |
| 0%                | 25%                      | 1%                     |
| 2.2               |                          |                        |
| Biogas            |                          |                        |
| -                 |                          | -                      |
| -                 |                          |                        |
Total biofuel
3%
61%
17%
2%
4%
11%
2%
1.9
Greenhouse 
Accuracy 
standards
None/
unknown
RTFO
QS
Other 
standards
None/
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
gas saving, 
%
level,
(0-6)
Level 5 - Actual 
data
Level 6 - 
Cultivation 
actual data
ACCURACY 
LEVEL: AVERAGE

Provisional data for the 2009/10 and 2010/11 obligation years and verified data for 2008/09.

Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Greenhouse gas saving
Month
Volume, 
litres or kg
Volume
RTFO
QS
Env. Std. 
Target
± Target
Saving
Target
± Target
Feedstock
Country of 
origin
Previous land 
use
Standard
Average data 
capture
Target
± Target
1
86,983,639
87.0 m l
5%
14%
30%
-11%
43%
40%
3%
97%
69%
51%
23%
60%
50%
10%
2
122,708,284
122.7 m l
3%
19%
30%
-8%
48%
40%
8%
97%
80%
55%
27%
65%
50%
15%
3
110,562,859
110.6 m l
4%
19%
30%
-8%
47%
40%
7%
98%
82%
55%
29%
66%
50%
16%
4
112,609,421
112.6 m l
4%
20%
30%
-7%
47%
40%
7%
98%
80%
55%
36%
67%
50%
17%
5
117,492,397
117.5 m l
4%
11%
30%
-15%
46%
40%
6%
100%
85%
60%
27%
68%
50%
18%
6
116,848,541
116.8 m l
6%
18%
30%
-7%
48%
40%
8%
100%
85%
51%
31%
67%
50%
17%
7
117,891,585
117.9 m l
13%
5%
30%
-12%
43%
40%
3%
100%
81%
60%
30%
68%
50%
18%
8
112,111,217
112.1 m l
11%
9%
30%
-10%
45%
40%
5%
99%
80%
56%
28%
66%
50%
16%
9
94,166,410
94.2 m l
8%
10%
30%
-12%
47%
40%
7%
100%
82%
62%
35%
70%
50%
20%
10
96,400,546
96.4 m l
13%
8%
30%
-9%
45%
40%
5%
100%
82%
62%
30%
69%
50%
19%
11
88,545,305
88.5 m l
17%
15%
30%
3%
52%
40%
12%
100%
82%
67%
40%
72%
50%
22%
12
107,232,464
107.2 m l
9%
14%
30%
-6%
53%
40%
13%
99%
85%
63%
29%
69%
50%
19%
13
103,367,499
103.4 m l
8%
23%
50%
-19%
48%
45%
3%
99%
89%
78%
41%
77%
70%
7%
14
104,848,340
104.8 m l
14%
26%
50%
-11%
51%
45%
6%
95%
88%
75%
42%
75%
70%
5%
15
122,102,634
122.1 m l
16%
25%
50%
-10%
53%
45%
8%
96%
91%
79%
48%
79%
70%
9%
| 16     | 119,988,509   | 120.0 m l   | 15%   | 27%   |
|--------|---------------|-------------|-------|-------|
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -7%    | 54%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 9%     | 96%           | 90%         | 73%   | 48%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 7%     |               |             |       |       |
| 17     | 128,484,397   | 128.5 m l   | 13%   | 21%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -16%   | 51%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 6%     | 93%           | 89%         | 68%   | 39%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 3%     |               |             |       |       |
| 18     | 131,647,133   | 131.6 m l   | 18%   | 21%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -11%   | 52%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 7%     | 94%           | 87%         | 71%   | 44%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 4%     |               |             |       |       |
| 19     | 127,393,716   | 127.4 m l   | 17%   | 20%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -13%   | 52%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 7%     | 96%           | 86%         | 69%   | 39%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 2%     |               |             |       |       |
| 20     | 137,456,412   | 137.5 m l   | 18%   | 16%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -16%   | 52%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 7%     | 91%           | 85%         | 73%   | 40%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 2%     |               |             |       |       |
| 21     | 127,794,599   | 127.8 m l   | 13%   | 10%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -27%   | 48%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 3%     | 89%           | 84%         | 64%   | 29%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| -3%    |               |             |       |       |
| 22     | 145,582,184   | 145.6 m l   | 12%   | 13%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -25%   | 52%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 7%     | 96%           | 94%         | 72%   | 32%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| 3%     |               |             |       |       |
| 23     | 142,822,809   | 142.8 m l   | 15%   | 11%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -24%   | 47%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 2%     | 85%           | 85%         | 64%   | 30%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| -4%    |               |             |       |       |
| 24     | 176,944,261   | 176.9 m l   | 10%   | 16%   |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -24%   | 49%           |             |       |       |
| 45%    |               |             |       |       |
| 4%     | 90%           | 87%         | 69%   | 31%   |
| 70%    |               |             |       |       |
| -1%    |               |             |       |       |
| Year 2 |               |             |       |       |
| Year 3 |               |             |       |       |
| 25     | 140,904,353   | 140.9 m l   | 12%   | 17%   |
| 80%    |               |             |       |       |
| -51%   | 48%           |             |       |       |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -2%    | 99%           | 96%         | 78%   | 37%   |
| 90%    |               |             |       |       |
| -13%   |               |             |       |       |
| 26     | 150,911,009   | 150.9 m l   | 5%    | 25%   |
| 80%    |               |             |       |       |
| -51%   | 46%           |             |       |       |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| -4%    | 97%           | 95%         | 77%   | 33%   |
| 90%    |               |             |       |       |
| -14%   |               |             |       |       |
| 27     | 134,596,628   | 134.6 m l   | 9%    | 33%   |
| 80%    |               |             |       |       |
| -39%   | 53%           |             |       |       |
| 50%    |               |             |       |       |
| 3%     | 96%           | 94%         | 91%   | 50%   |
| 90%    |               |             |       |       |
| -7%    |               |             |       |       |
| 28     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 29     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 30     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 31     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 32     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 33     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 34     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 35     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
| 36     |               |             |       |       |
| 80%    | 50%           | 90%         |       |       |
Data capture

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date Hover your mouse over the shaded boxes to access additional information on the data

Volume, 
million l or 
million kg
Volume, 
%
Biofuel type
Feedstock
Country of origin
Previous land-use
None/ 
unknown
Volume, 
l or kg
Biodiesel
Oilseed rape
Belgium
Cropland - protection status unknown
447,751
0.4 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
3.0
Unknown
99,805
0.1 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
39
53%
2.0
Canada
Cropland - protection status unknown
55,561
0.1 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
2.0
Denmark
Cropland - protection status unknown
452,267
0.5 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
27
68%
5.0
Unknown
82,379
0.1 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
27
68%
5.0
France
Cropland - protection status unknown
4,057,510
4.1 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
48
43%
2.9
Unknown
1,508,729
1.5 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
1.0
Germany
Cropland - protection status unknown
18,020,725
18.0 m l
4%
0%
9%
0%
91%
0%
9%
0%
91%
49
41%
2.5
Unknown
1,673,829
1.7 m l
0%
0%
37%
0%
63%
0%
37%
0%
63%
49
42%
2.3
Netherlands
Cropland - protection status unknown
5,497,824
5.5 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.8
Unknown
398,308
0.4 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
45
46%
2.0
Poland
Cropland - protection status unknown
3,284,897
3.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
1.4
Unknown
4,451
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
1.0
Ukraine
Unknown
843,144
0.8 m l
0%
0%
0%
37%
63%
0%
0%
100%
0%
52
38%
1.0
United Kingdom
Cropland - non-protected
57,928
0.1 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
52
38%
1.0
Cropland - protection status unknown
3,173,861
3.2 m l
1%
4%
96%
0%
0%
3%
0%
97%
0%
49
42%
2.4
Unknown
1,792,625
1.8 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
55
34%
0.0
United States
Unknown
623,419
0.6 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
52
38%
1.0
Unknown
Unknown
2,738,146
2.7 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
76
9%
1.0
Palm
India
Cropland - protection status unknown
2,325,638
2.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
30%
2.0
Indonesia
Cropland - protection status unknown
6,315,887
6.3 m l
1%
0%
16%
0%
84%
0%
16%
0%
84%
66
22%
1.4
Unknown
1,995,584
2.0 m l
0%
0%
31%
0%
69%
0%
31%
0%
69%
68
19%
1.3
Malaysia
Cropland - protection status unknown
2,119,335
2.1 m l
0%
0%
58%
0%
42%
0%
58%
0%
42%
62
26%
2.5
Unknown
3,296,718
3.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
68
19%
3.0
Soy
Argentina
Cropland - protection status unknown
70,943,351
70.9 m l
17%
0%
2%
0%
98%
2%
0%
0%
98%
55
35%
1.6
Unknown
19,077,311
19.1 m l
4%
0%
19%
0%
81%
19%
0%
0%
81%
56
34%
1.6
Brazil
Unknown
205,856
0.2 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.0
Canada
Cropland - protection status unknown
184,968
0.2 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.7
Germany
Cropland - protection status unknown
4,528,057
4.5 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.0
United States
Cropland - protection status unknown
14,758,587
14.8 m l
3%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
49
41%
3.9
Unknown
4,691,854
4.7 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
56
33%
1.3
Unknown
Unknown
4,267,378
4.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
60
29%
1.0
Tallow
Belgium
By-product
143,600
0.1 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
Canada
By-product
45,326
0.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
2.0
Denmark
By-product
2,474,715
2.5 m l
1%
0%
76%
0%
24%
0%
76%
0%
24%
14
83%
1.6
Finland
By-product
21,351
0.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
France
By-product
66,135
0.1 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
2.9
Germany
By-product
1,771,125
1.8 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
16
81%
1.8
Cropland - protection status unknown
145,363
0.1 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
17
80%
2.0
Ireland, Republic of
By-product
1,532,698
1.5 m l
0%
21%
73%
0%
6%
21%
73%
0%
6%
16
81%
1.1
Lithuania
By-product
14,331
0.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
Netherlands
By-product
1,518,294
1.5 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.7
Poland
By-product
64,133
0.1 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
3.0
Switzerland
By-product
624
0.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
2.0
United Kingdom
By-product
12,419,278
12.4 m l
3%
0%
90%
0%
10%
0%
90%
0%
10%
16
81%
1.9
United States
By-product
8,153,454
8.2 m l
2%
0%
92%
0%
8%
0%
92%
0%
8%
17
80%
1.1
Unknown
By-product
953,309
1.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
17
80%
1.0
Unknown
9,701
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
17
80%
1.0
Used cooking oil
Austria
By-product
162,879
0.2 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
Belgium
By-product
2,793,498
2.8 m l
1%
0%
93%
0%
7%
0%
93%
0%
7%
14
83%
1.2
Denmark
By-product
107,830
0.1 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
France
By-product
998,148
1.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.1
Germany
By-product
12,996,938
13.0 m l
3%
0%
86%
0%
14%
0%
86%
0%
14%
14
83%
1.1
Ireland, Republic of
By-product
436,843
0.4 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
13
84%
2.3
Luxembourg
By-product
27,465
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Malaysia
By-product
422,742
0.4 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
3.0
Netherlands
By-product
14,060,921
14.1 m l
3%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
Portugal
By-product
333,441
0.3 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Spain
By-product
2,456,861
2.5 m l
1%
0%
72%
0%
28%
0%
72%
0%
28%
14
83%
1.0
Switzerland
By-product
27,465
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
United Kingdom
By-product
16,506,506
16.5 m l
4%
0%
88%
0%
12%
0%
88%
0%
12%
14
84%
1.6
United States
By-product
469,063
0.5 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
Unknown
By-product
2,188,254
2.2 m l
1%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
10,069,295
10.1 m l
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
91
-9%
0.2
Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Carbon 
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
Accuracy 
level,
(0-6)
RTFO
Qualifying 
Standards
Other 
standards
None/ 
unknown
Qualifying 
Standards
RTFO
Proportion meeting a social standard
Other 
standards
Greenhouse 
gas saving, 
%

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date Hover your mouse over the shaded boxes to access additional information on the data

Volume, 
million l or 
million kg
Volume, 
%
Biofuel type
Feedstock
Country of origin
Previous land-use
None/ 
unknown
Volume, 
l or kg
Bioethanol
Corn
France
Cropland - protection status unknown
7,343,036
7.3 m l
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
36
57%
5.5
Hungary
Cropland - protection status unknown
244,593
0.2 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.0
Romania
Cropland - protection status unknown
1,706,556
1.7 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
43
49%
1.8
Spain
Cropland - protection status unknown
8,539,144
8.5 m l
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
41
51%
1.6
United States
Cropland - protection status unknown
10,512,000
10.5 m l
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.0
Unknown
8,132,102
8.1 m l
2%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
82
2%
1.0
Molasses
Costa Rica
By-product
5,644,803
5.6 m l
1%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
29%
1.0
Guatemala
By-product
1,470,977
1.5 m l
0%
0%
42%
0%
58%
0%
42%
0%
58%
61
27%
1.0
Unknown
5,265,777
5.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
59
30%
1.0
Nicaragua
By-product
957,435
1.0 m l
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
59
30%
1.0
Sugar beet
Belgium
Unknown
475,180
0.5 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
40
52%
1.0
France
Cropland - protection status unknown
4,255,817
4.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
40
52%
1.0
United Kingdom
Cropland - non-protected
6,553,276
6.6 m l
2%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
19
77%
5.9
Cropland - protection status unknown
6,348,623
6.3 m l
1%
0%
4%
0%
96%
0%
0%
99%
1%
16
81%
5.0
Sugar cane
Brazil
Cropland - non-protected
208,830
0.2 m l
0%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Cropland - protection status unknown
46,764,718
46.8 m l
11%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Unknown
2
0.0 m l
0%
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
-*
24
71%
1.0
Guatemala
Unknown
915,421
0.9 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
24
71%
1.0
Triticale
Lithuania
Cropland - protection status unknown
30
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
115
-37%
1.0
Wheat
Belgium
Cropland - protection status unknown
1,933,183
1.9 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Unknown
451,753
0.5 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Czech Republic
Cropland - protection status unknown
285,277
0.3 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
France
Cropland - protection status unknown
4,969,611
5.0 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
58
31%
1.8
Unknown
4,392,314
4.4 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Germany
Cropland - protection status unknown
14,318
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Unknown
36,949
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Netherlands
Cropland - protection status unknown
14,318
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
Unknown
36,949
0.0 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
70
16%
1.0
United Kingdom
Cropland - protection status unknown
20,022,901
20.0 m l
5%
0%
20%
0%
80%
0%
20%
25%
55%
37
56%
4.7
Unknown
4,306,923
4.3 m l
1%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
42
50%
1.3
Sweden
Cropland - protection status unknown
430,961
0.4 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
26
69%
5.0
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
1,262,944
1.3 m l
0%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
108
-29%
0.0
Grand Total
426,411,990
426.4 m l
100%
Mean
0%
25%
0%
75%
1%
21%
5%
72%
43
49%
1.9
* Under the RTFO Order, these reports must not contain information from which the volumes of fuel being reported by individual suppliers might be derived. To protect the volumes of individual suppliers certain quantities of fuel reported as meeting the Qualifying Standard or RTFO 
Meta-Standard have been removed from the RTFO figures. In this report, all fuel meeting the Qualifying Standard or Meta-Standard has been included in the overall RTFO figures, but some has still been excluded from the reporting by feedstock and country. The figures by country 
and feedstock do not therefore tally exactly with the overall figures.
Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Carbon 
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
Accuracy 
level,
(0-6)
RTFO
Qualifying 
Standards
Other 
standards
None/ 
unknown
Qualifying 
Standards
RTFO
Proportion meeting a social standard
Other 
standards
Greenhouse 
gas saving, 
%

Provisional data for the 2010/11 obligation year to date

Proportion in each previous land-use category 1
Proportion meeting an environmental standard
Proportion meeting a social standard
Data 
capture, 
%
Company
Cropland-protection 
unknown
Cropland-non 
protected
By-product
Unknown
RTFO+QS
Other 
standards
None/
unknown
RTFO+QS
Other 
standards
None/
unknown
BP Oil UK Ltd
21%
0%
52%
27%
44%
0%
56%
44%
0%
56%
57
32%
1.0
81%
Chevron Ltd
67%
2%
0%
31%
22%
0%
78%
19%
2%
78%
64
23%
1.7
63%
ConocoPhillips Ltd
70%
0%
23%
7%
23%
0%
77%
23%
0%
77%
45
46%
1.7
79%
Esso Petroleum Company Ltd
61%
0%
9%
30%
9%
0%
91%
9%
17%
74%
40
52%
2.8
77%
Greenergy Fuels Ltd
60%
0%
31%
9%
66%
0%
34%
63%
3%
34%
29
65%
1.6
88%
Harvest Energy Ltd
42%
0%
58%
0%
38%
0%
62%
38%
0%
62%
31
63%
1.1
89%
INEOS Europe Ltd
67%
0%
16%
16%
16%
0%
84%
16%
0%
84%
44
48%
1.8
70%
Lissan Coal Company Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
27%
0%
73%
27%
0%
73%
13
84%
2.0
90%
Mabanaft UK Ltd
76%
8%
12%
4%
24%
0%
76%
12%
12%
76%
47
43%
1.8
78%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
61%
0%
23%
16%
12%
0%
88%
12%
0%
88%
45
47%
1.8
71%
Murco Petroleum Ltd
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
55
34%
0.0
48%
Petroplus Refining Teesside Ltd
67%
0%
0%
33%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
54
35%
1.5
66%
Prax Petroleum Ltd
0%
0%
12%
88%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
62
26%
3.0
56%
Shell UK Ltd
61%
0%
19%
21%
31%
0%
69%
31%
9%
61%
45
46%
2.2
79%
Topaz Energy Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
15
82%
3.2
77%
Total UK Ltd
62%
0%
25%
12%
26%
0%
74%
25%
2%
72%
47
44%
2.5
77%
Argent Energy (UK) Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.7
100%
Associated British Bio-Fuels Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
80
5%
3.0
100%
Bio UK Fuels (Sheffield) Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
2.0
100%
Biofuel Refineries Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
9
89%
3.0
100%
Biomotive Fuels Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
3
96%
5.0
100%
British Sugar plc.
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
18
79%
5.8
100%
Convert2Green Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
14
83%
1.0
100%
Double Green Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
25%
0%
75%
25%
0%
75%
13
84%
4.5
100%
Edible Oil Direct Ltd.  
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
2.0
100%
Green Fuels Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
13
84%
2.0
100%
GreenerDiesel.com (UK) Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
2.0
100%
Greenolysis Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
56%
0%
44%
56%
0%
44%
14
83%
2.0
100%
Kassero Edible Oils Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
2.0
100%
MFS Fuel Supplies Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
13
84%
2.0
100%
Neal Environmental Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
0.7
100%
Phoenix Fuels Ltd
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
21
75%
5.0
100%
Pilkington Oils Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
13
84%
3.0
100%
Pure Fuels Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0
100%
2.0
100%
Uptown Biodiesel Ltd
0%
0%
100%
0%
27%
0%
73%
27%
0%
73%
14
83%
3.0
100%
Veg Oil Motoring
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
1
99%
2.0
100%
Wight Made Diesel
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
14
83%
1.0
100%
William John Brown T/as Greenearth Biodiesel
0%
0%
100%
0%
100%
0%
0%
100%
0%
0%
13
84%
3.0
100%

1 Only four land use types have been reported by companies in the first quarter of year three: by-products; cropland - protection status unknown; cropland - non protected;  unknown land use.

The other land use types are: cropland - protected; degraded land; forest >30%; forest >30% no change in status; forest 10-30%; forest 10-30% no change in status, grassland with agricultural land; grassland without agricultural land; undrained peatland; undrained peatland - no change in status; wetland; wetland - no change in status.

Carbon 
intensity, 
g(CO 2 e)/MJ
Greenhouse 
gas saving, 
%
Accuracy 
level,
(0-6)
Number of 
targets met in 
RTFO Year 3 
(year to date) 2
Obligated company
Number of targets 
met in RTFO Year 2 
(based on 
provisional data) 3
Number of targets met  in RTFO Year 
1 (based on 
verified data) 4
Change from RTFO 
Year 1 4
Change from RTFO 
Year 2 (based on 
provisional data)
3 2
Lissan Coal Company Ltd
3

3

Esso Petroleum Company Ltd
1

2

Greenergy Fuels Ltd
3

3

1
Harvest Energy Ltd
2

2

Topaz Energy Ltd
3

0

BP Oil UK Ltd
1

2

Chevron Ltd
0

1

ConocoPhillips Ltd
1

3

INEOS Europe Ltd 5
2

n/a
n/a
Mabanaft UK Ltd
3

3

0
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc
2

0

Murco Petroleum Ltd
0

1

Petroplus Refining Teesside Ltd
1

2

Prax Petroleum Ltd
1

3

Shell UK Ltd
2

2

Total UK Ltd
0

1


1 Obligated companies supply >95% of the biofuels in the UK market.

2 The RTFO targets in Year 3 (2010/11) are to have:
80% of biofuels meeting qualifying environmental standards;

GHG savings of 50%; and
90% data capture in four key sustainability fields (feedstocks, country of origin, previous land-use, standard).
3 The RTFO targets in Year 2 (2009/10) were to have:
50% of biofuels meeting qualifying environmental standards;
GHG savings of 45%; and
70% data capture in four key sustainability fields (feedstocks, country of origin, previous land-use, standard).
4 The RTFO targets in Year 1 (2008/09) were to have:
30% of biofuels meeting qualifying environmental standards;
GHG savings of 40%; and
50% data capture in four key sustainability fields (feedstocks, country of origin, previous land-use, standard).
Four companies did not provide limited assurance on their C&S data for Year 1 (as required by the RFA) - the targets claimed are highlighted in red.

5 In the first RTFO reporting year, the fuel we reported in the name 'Ineos' (operator of the Grangemouth refinery) was owned by Morgan Stanley Capital Group at the duty point - making Morgan Stanley the legally obligated supplier, rather than Ineos itself.

## Trading Of Rtfcs Rtfcs Traded Per Quarter By Type Of Account Holder

| Quarter              | Quarter (date)       | From       |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------|
| Biofuel Supplier     | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 2,791,602  |
| 2%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 11,347,500 |
| 7%                   |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 809,000    |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 17,538,750 |
| 10%                  |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | 3,063,335            |            |
| 2%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 1,883,310            |            |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 10,000               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | 1,185,000            |            |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 16,601,408           |            |
| 10%                  |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 10,000               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 10,000               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | 83,812               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 830,000              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 75,625,694 |
| 45%                  |                      |            |
| 2                    | Jul 2008 - Oct 2008  |            |
| 3                    | Oct 2008 - Jan 2009  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier |                      |            |
| 4                    |                      |            |
| Jan 2009 - Apr 2009  |                      |            |
| Other                |                      |            |
| 5                    | Apr 2009 - Jul 2009  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| 6                    | Jul 2009 - Oct 2009  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 32,395,869 |
| 19%                  |                      |            |
| 7                    | Oct 2009 - Jan 2010  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 1,779,869  |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| 8                    | Jan 2010 - Apr 2010  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 482,516    |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| 9                    | Apr 2010 - Jul 2010  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 381,292    |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| 10                   | Jul 2010 - Oct 2010  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 2,079,382  |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Grand Total          |                      |            |
| 168,908,339          | 100%                 |            |

## Trading Of Rtfcs Rtfcs Traded Per Quarter By Type Of Account Holder

| Quarter              | Quarter (date)       | From       |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------|
| Biofuel Supplier     | 309,980              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 97,950               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 6,580,808  |
| 3%                   |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | 295,010              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 1,743,960            |            |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 388,179              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 29,383,440           |            |
| 11%                  |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 388,179              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     | 297,016              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 2,143,955            |            |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 167,949              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 85,516,261 |
| 33%                  |                      |            |
| Other                | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 167,949    |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 18,128,489           |            |
| 7%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 442,404              |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 57,678,763           |            |
| 22%                  |                      |            |
| Other                | 5,000,000            |            |
| 2%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 5,442,374  |
| 2%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 11,165,167           |            |
| 4%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 1,040,210            |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 34,095,659 |
| 13%                  |                      |            |
| Other                | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 752,143    |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Grand Total          |                      |            |
| 261,225,845          | 100%                 |            |
| 6                    | Jul 2009 - Oct 2009  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| 7                    | Oct 2009 - Jan 2010  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier |                      |            |
| 8                    | Jan 2010 - Apr 2010  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| 9                    | Apr 2010 - Jul 2010  |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier |                      |            |
| 10                   | Jul 2010 - Oct 2010  |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |

## Trading Of Rtfcs Rtfcs Traded Per Quarter By Type Of Account Holder

| Quarter              | Quarter (date)       | From       |
|----------------------|----------------------|------------|
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 500,000              |            |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Other                | 1,070,887            |            |
| 2%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | Fossil Fuel Supplier | 50,201,012 |
| 96%                  |                      |            |
| Other                | Biofuel Supplier     | 632,201    |
| 1%                   |                      |            |
| Fossil Fuel Supplier | 29,058               |            |
| 0%                   |                      |            |
| Grand Total          |                      |            |
| 52,433,158           | 100%                 |            |
| Biofuel Supplier     |                      |            |
| 10                   | Jul 2010 - Oct 2010  |            |

# Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date Trading Of Rtfcs Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date

## Trading Of Rtfcs

# Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date

## Trading Of Rtfcs

# Provisional Data For The 2010/11 Obligation Year To Date

## Trading Of Rtfcs Notes On Data Introduction

To encourage the sourcing of sustainable biofuels, the RFA requires fuel suppliers claiming Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates to submit monthly reports on the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) saving and the sustainability of the biofuels they supply. Reporting is also seen by the Government as an essential 'stepping stone' towards a mandatory assurance scheme. The EU's Renewable Energy Directive includes mandatory sustainability requirements. The Department for Transport expects to transpose the directive into UK law in 2011.

This report provides information on the carbon and sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied under the RTFO. The data is derived from the monthly reports on biofuels provided by individual fuel suppliers. At the end of the reporting year 1 fuel suppliers are required to provide an independent verifier's opinion 2 on their information, and this verified information will be published in the January following each obligation year. The carbon and sustainability data covers the *direct* impacts arising from biofuel cultivation. The RFA separately monitors the potential *indirect* impacts of biofuel production such as indirect land-use change or changes to food and other commodity prices 
(e.g. *The Gallagher Review of the indirect effects of biofuels production*  which was published on 8 July 2008). 

## Notes On Data Sustainability And The Rtfo Meta-Standard

The RTFO is built around seven sustainability principles; five environmental and two social. These seven principles have been used to define the RTFO Sustainability Meta-Standard. A meta-standard approach enables existing schemes, such as the UK's Assured Combinable Crops Scheme (ACCS), to be assessed against the RTFO principles.

No schemes currently meet all of the environmental and social principles; although two schemes meet both of the social principles. Suppliers are also permitted to set up their own auditing procedures to demonstrate that feedstocks meet the RTFO Meta-Standard: two suppliers have developed interpretations of the RTFO Meta-Standard which cover Brazilian sugar cane and cereal crops. Any scheme that meets an adequate number of the RTFO Meta-Standard criteria is considered a 'qualifying standard', and fuel companies can report these to the RFA. Fuels from wastes (e.g. used cooking oil and tallow 3) are automatically considered to meet the qualifying level. Other standards can also be reported to the RFA and count towards the data capture target; these include standards that have not yet been benchmarked against the RTFO Meta-Standard, or standards that have been benchmarked, but do not meet sufficient criteria to be awarded the qualifying level status. While there are currently several qualifying standards for the RTFO, these are mostly either under development or only newly established; the ACCS is the only well established certification scheme, and is only applicable to UK crops. This currently limits the ability of fuel suppliers to source certifiably sustainable feedstocks 4. The market is developing, and suppliers have been putting in place procedures to track information about sustainability through their supply chains and others have been performing their own audits against the Meta-Standard. It is intended that by creating a market for sustainable crops, the RTFO will support the development and expansion of these certification schemes, and that suppliers will be able to source their feedstocks increasingly sustainably.

## Notes On Data Content Of Rtfo Reports

RTFO monthly reports include information on: - volumes of fuel by fuel type (e.g. biodiesel, bioethanol); - volumes of fuel by feedstock (e.g. used cooking oil, soy); - volumes of fuel by country of origin (e.g. UK, Brazil); - volumes of fuel meeting sustainability standards; - lifecycle greenhouse gas savings of fuels.

## Rtfo Summary Data

Table 1 compares overall performance against the three C&S reporting targets set by the Government in 2007. Tables 2 to 7 provide summaries of all the road transport biofuel supplied to the UK for each fuel type, feedstock, country of origin, and previous land-use. Table 8 and 9 look into the data capture and accuracy of data collected

## Rtfo Trends

Table 10 presents data on RTFO performance over time against the three target set by the Government in 2007.

## Rtfo Detailed Data

Table 11 provides more detailed data broken down by fuel type, feedstock, country of origin and previous land-use. So, for example, data is provided on the volumes of fuel and the C&S information of bioethanol from Brazilian sugar cane, or biodiesel obtained from oilseed rape grown in the UK on cropland, and also meeting a Qualifying Standard. RTFO quarterly reports include additional information on:

 - company performance against the Government's carbon and sustainability (C&S) reporting targets; - trades of renewable transport fuel certificates (RTFCs) between companies.

## Notes On Data

The *quarterly information*  is provided in three sets of Excel sheets:

## Obligated Company Graphs

Presents data ranking obligated company performance against the C&S reporting targets. 

## Company Data

Table 12 provides data on company C&S performance. Table 13 specifies how many of the C&S reporting targets each of the obligated companies are meeting.

## Rtfcs

Contains data on trades of certificates between companies over time.

## C&S Reporting Targets

The Government set C&S targets for three key aspects of the reporting scheme. The targets are not mandatory (and there is no penalty for failing to meet them).  The RTFO targets recognise the need for, continuous improvement so that by obligation period 3 (2010-11) comprehensive sustainability data is provided for almost all biofuels supplied to the UK.

| Annual Supplier Target                                              | 2008-09   | 2009-10   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 2010-11                                                             |           |           |
| Percentage of feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard | 30%       | 50%       |
| 80%                                                                 |           |           |
| Annual GHG saving of fuel supplied                                  | 40%       | 45%       |
| 50%                                                                 |           |           |
| Data reporting of renewable fuel characteristics                    | 50%       | 70%       |
| 90%                                                                 |           |           |

## Notes On Data Provisional Data

This data is based on information submitted monthly to the RFA by fuel suppliers. If we have reason to believe that a piece of data may have been misreported we will challenge companies to check and if necessary revise their data. Where this process is ongoing, our reports are based on the data exactly as reported to us. The final verification 2 of this data occurs annually (by 28 
September each year in respect of the previous obligation year's data).

Each Monthly Report released by the RFA will contain data from the reporting year 1 to date on biofuels entering the UK market from those companies that are registered with the RFA.

The exact timing of the months that the data covers is different for major and minor fuel suppliers, due to the way they report data on volumes of fuel to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC): 

 - Large fuel companies (typically fossil fuel suppliers) report to HMRC on a 15 th to 14th of the month basis.
 - Smaller fuel companies (typically biofuel suppliers) report by calendar month or quarter.

## Footnotes

1. The third reporting or obligation year runs from 15 April 2010 to 14 April 2011. This report contains data from 15 April 2010 to 
14 July 2010.
2. Suppliers applying for < 450,000 renewable transport fuel certificates are not required to submit a verifier's opinion. 3. Recent research indicates there are indirect effects of tallow and other waste feedstocks with alternative uses:
http://www.renewablefuelsagency.gov.uk/reportsandpublications/indirecteffectsofwastes
4. There is more than enough RSPO certified palm oil to meet the entire UK demand for palm oil biodiesel feedstock.

## Glossary Obligated Company

 - An obligated company is one that supplies > 450,000 litres/year of relevant hydrocarbon oil road transport fuel
 - Obligated companies supply > 95% of the biofuels in the UK market.

 - Obligated suppliers must:
      - supply biofuels; or
      - purchase certificates from other companies supplying biofuels; or
      - pay into a buy-out fund; or - a combination of any of the above.

## Non-Obligated Company

 - Non-obligated companies are those that either supply < 450,000 litres/year of relevant hydrocarbon oil road transport fuel, or only supply biofuels.

 - Non-obligated companies are not required to register with us, but can choose to do so and earn one Renewable Transport Fuel Certificate (RTFC) for every litre of biofuel supplied.

## Sustainability Standards

 - Sustainability assurance schemes are divided into Environmental and Social Standards and these are split into three levels:
1. RTFO Meta-Standard (RTFO) - this is a higher standard than most existing sustainability standards and covers seven key environmental and social principles. 2. Qualifying Standards (QS) - meet the majority of the environmental and/or social criteria defined under the RTFO Meta- Standard.

3. Other Standards - these have either not yet been benchmarked, or have been benchmarked against the RTFO Meta-Standard, but do not meet sufficient criteria to be awarded QS status.
 - None/unknown should be reported where the feedstock was not certified against a standard, or the data is unavailable.
 - Suppliers can report a Benchmarked or Qualifying Standard and conduct supplementary audits to meet a QS or the RTFO Meta- Standard, respectively. - Suppliers producing biofuels from by-products have little or no control over how the source feedstocks were produced.  Biofuels from by-products are automatically credited to the Qualifying Standard.

## Glossary Previous Land-Use

 - This is the use of the land on which the feedstock crop was grown prior to 1 Jan 2008. There are sixteen categories:

 1. by-products;
 2. cropland - protection status unknown; 3. cropland - non protected; 4. cropland - protected; 5. degraded land; 6. forest >30%; 7. forest >30% no change in status;
 8. forest 10-30%;
 9. forest 10-30% no change in status;
 10. grassland (and other wooded land not classified as forest) with agricultural land;
 11. grassland (and other wooded land not classified as forest) without agricultural land;
 12. undrained peatland;
 13. undrained peatland - no change in status;
 14. wetland;
 15. wetland - no change in status;
 16. unknown
 - By-products (e.g. used cooking oil and tallow) do not require any additional land.
 - The previous land-use affects greenhouse gas emissions due to release of carbon stored in the soil and plants when the land is cleared and ploughed up for biofuel crops.

## Carbon Intensity

 - Carbon intensity is a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the fuel chain from 'field-to-wheel' - Different GHGs have different potencies (some make a greater contribution to global warming than others)
 - To account for this, all GHGs are expressed in terms of their strength relative to carbon dioxide, called carbon dioxide equivalent 
(CO2e).

## Greenhouse Gas Emissions

 - Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of different biofuels can vary significantly depending on the system of cultivation, processing, and transportation of feedstock. - The data collected takes into account GHG emissions of the fuel chain from 'field to wheel' incorporating data on feedstock, country of origin and land-use change.

 - GHG saving refers to the reduction in GHG emissions due to replacing fossil fuels with biofuels. A negative value means that more GHGs have been emitted by using the biofuel than if the fossil fuel was used.

## Glossary Accuracy Level

 - Accuracy level is a measure of the amount of data provided by the supplier on a particular batch of biofuels
 - This data is used for calculation of the greenhouse gas emissions of the fuel chain - It ranges from 0 to 6 where 6 is the highest:
0 - Fuel default
1 - Feedstock default 2 - Process default 3 - Selected default - RFA defined
4 - Selected default - Industry define, or NUTS2 data
5 - Actual data
6 - Cultivation actual data

## C&S Reporting Targets

The Government set C&S targets for three key aspects of the reporting scheme. The targets are not mandatory (and there is no penalty for failing to meet them).

Annual Supplier Target
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Percentage of feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard
30%
50%
80%
Annual GHG saving of fuel supplied
40%
45%
50%
Data reporting of renewable fuel characteristics
50%
70%
90%

 - The data reporting of renewable fuel characteristics target refers to the amount of data provided by transport fuel suppliers as opposed to reporting 'unknown' against the four sustainability components: 
1. biofuel feedstock

2. feedstock country of origin
3. sustainability standard
4. land-use on 23 January 2008
 - Whilst 'unknown' reporting is permitted, suppliers are encouraged to identify and report accurate information about the feedstocks used. Where 'unknown' or 'none' is reported this does not count towards the data capture target. - Where a by-product has been used as the feedstock, reporting 'by-product' for the sustainability information fields is counted as a - Reporting a non-Qualifying Standard is also counted as a completed data field for the 'standard' field