A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that biofuels could account for more than a quarter of transport fuel usage by 2050.
The Biofuels for Transport Study suggests that environmentally-friendly fuels that bring lifecycle benefits without harming food production could provide 27 per cent of the transport sector's requirements.
Doing so, the research suggests, would provide one-fifth of the required emission reductions in the sector – the equivalent to 2.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide.
Bo Diczfalusy, director of sustainable energy policy and technology at IEA, explained that while vehicle efficiency will be the key area for reducing carbon emissions, biofuel useage can play a major part.
"Further support for advanced biofuel research, development and demonstration is still needed to improve conversion efficiencies and reduce costs," he added.
The Waste Recycling Group announced earlier this week that it is using 14 former landfill sites in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Humberside and Yorkshire to grow biofuels.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the biofuels industry includes:
Conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors
