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Biodiesel

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 05 Mar 2024
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A methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel in diesel engines.

EU, 2009c, Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC,OJ L 140/16, 05.06.2009.

Source category: EU Legislation

Includes methyl-ester (produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality), biodimethylether (dimethylether produced from biomass), biomass-to-liquids (produced using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis), cold pressed bio-oil (oil produced from oil seed through mechanical processing only) and all other liquid biofuels which are added to, blended with or used straight as transport diesel.

IEA, International Energy Agency, Oil Market Report Glossary, accessed 22 November 2023.

Source category: International Organisations

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