Call for evidence outcome

Advanced fuels: call for evidence

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 12 December 2013
• Last updated: 30 April 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This call for evidence has closed

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Advanced fuels call for evidence: summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

The outcome of this consultation about the call for evidence on advanced fuels has been published in a response document which also features the outcome to our consultation on the draft post-implementation review of the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO).

Main policy actions are to:

• change support for gaseous fuels from a weight basis to an energy content basis
• add support for synthetic fuels from renewable electricity, including renewable hydrogen
• align the support for different forms of biodiesel

We will consult on implementing these measures within the RTFO.

We also received suggestions to:

• create an additional support mechanism for advanced, more sustainable fuels
• add support for some fuels from fossil waste to the RTFO
• support low-carbon fuels in the shipping and aviation sectors

We will consider these suggestions in more depth with industry and other stakeholders.

Analysis of the responses received in the advanced fuels call for evidence.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeking views and evidence on the current state of development of advanced fuels.

This call for evidence ran from
11am on 12 December 2013 to 11:45pm on 21 February 2014

Call for evidence description

Transport makes up a large proportion of our domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced fuels could offer several advantages over some ‘first-generation’ biofuels. They are potentially more environmentally and socially sustainable, particularly if made from waste or residue feedstocks, feedstock use is covered in the biofuel research document ‘Advanced biofuel feedstocks: an assessment of sustainability’.

Market forces alone may not be enough to deliver the technologies needed to decarbonise the transport sector and this call for evidence seeks to establish whether this assessment is correct and whether government intervention is necessary.

We are seeking evidence on the current state of advanced fuel development. We would like to understand more about the deployment potential of various fuel technologies, whether the market needs support or encouragement to develop and whether there is anything that the government can or should do to help.

The evidence we are seeking is intended to form a comprehensive knowledge base from which we can set out a clear policy.

Documents

Advanced fuels: call for evidence

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Advanced fuels: call for evidence maritime stakeholder workshop slides

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Advanced fuels: call for evidence aviation stakeholder workshop slides

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Advanced fuels: call for evidence general stakeholder workshop slides

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Published 12 December 2013
Last updated 30 April 2014 + show all updates

1. 30 April 2014

   Government response and summary of responses released.

2. 12 December 2013

   First published.