Energy: Palm Oil

Question

Asked by

The Earl of Selborne
To ask Her Majesty's Government what volume of palm oil is used in (a) biofuels for power generation, (b) biofuels for road fuels, and (c) B30K oil. [HL2813]

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)
Ofgem reports that power stations accredited under the UK’s Renewables Obligation Orders used about 7.4 million litres of palm oil in the period April 2008 to March 2009. The Renewable Fuels Agency reports that 127 million litres of palm oil biodiesel were supplied under the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation in the UK in the period mid April 2008 to mid April 2009. We are not aware of any commercial use of B30K oil.