Guidance

RTFO biomethane

Additional criteria to be met for suppliers of biomethane under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).

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Details

Information on the specific additional criteria that must be met for suppliers of biomethane, including when using a chemical precursor and a national or international grid systems as part of a supplier’s chain of custody. This guidance provides: 

  • background information on biomethane transport, including via pipeline infrastructure
  • specific Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) requirements for biomethane or fuels for which biomethane is a precursor, including the pipeline (and other) transport information that must be collected by suppliers

The pipeline (and other) transport information form must be completed for all consignments of biomethane or fuels for which biomethane is a precursor.

Contact us 

Send queries about biomethane to the Department for Transport’s Low Carbon Fuels Delivery Unit at rtfo-compliance@dft.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 3 January 2023

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