Biofuels

Biofuels are liquid fuels made from biomass. Currently, the most widely available biofuels are biodiesel and bioethanol.

Biodiesel is made from plant-derived oils such as oilseed rape. Biodiesel is manufactured at several sites across the UK, and production is expected to expand rapidly over the next decade.

Bioethanol is typically made by fermentation of plant-derived sugars from sugar cane, wheat and maize. Although most of this bioethanol is imported there are new plants being built here in the UK which are producing home grown fuel, such as British Sugar's bioethanol plant in Wissington.

Although most of this biofuel is mixed at the pump with fossil-based fuel, you may want to use purer variants.

Pure biodiesel is available from several manufacturers and suppliers, and can be used in diesel engines following modification. Bioethanol is available as a blend called E85: 85% bioethanol mixed with 15% fossil fuel. E85 can be used in 'flex-fuel' car engines.

Products and suppliers

• Biodiesel Filling Stations - Biodiesel Suppliers

  This website provides a list of biodiesel outlets in the UK.

  E: via website W: http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Greenergy - Biofuel suppliers

  Greenergy manufacture biodiesel and supply biofuels to many companies in the UK.

  Greenergy International Limited 198 High Holborn London WC1V 7BD

  T: 0207 4047700 E: mail@greenergy.com W: http://www.greenergy.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Greenfuels - Biodiesel production equipment

  Biodiesel equipment supplier:  designs and manufactures a range of affordable biodiesel processing equipment that produces fuel for small-scale, domestic usage.

  Green Fuels House Brunel Way, Stroudwater Business Park Stonehouse, Glos.   GL10 3SX

  T: 01453 828003 E: via website W: http://www.greenfuels.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• PetrolPrices.com - Biofuel suppliers

  This website lists UK biodiesel suppliers

  PetrolPrices.com Manor Coach House Church Hill Aldershot Hampshire GU12 4RQ

  T: 0900 799 0139 E: via website W: http://www.petrolprices.com/biodiesel-companies.html *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC

• Rix Biodiesel - Biodiesel Suppliers

  Rix Biodiesel: website lists UK forecourt locations and UK distributors of biodiesel

  Witham House 45 Spyvee Street Hull HU8 7JR

  T: 01482 224422 E: info@rixbiodiesel.co.uk W: http://www.rixbiodiesel.co.uk *Please note that content on external websites is not the responsibility of the NNFCC