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Decarbonising the European transport sector
HEFTA Research Institute claims that the carbon dioxide (CO2) abatement cost of ethanol is negative (–€2/t CO2eq) when the energy efficiency gains of E10, a petrol blend containing up to 10% ethanol, are accounted for. As a result, the introduction of E10 in Hungary could abate 382,000 t/y of CO2 emissions per year, the equivalent of 3% of Hungary’s total transport GHG emissions.
According to the HEFTA study, if all petrol cars in Europe ran on E10, 8.9bn litres of petrol, and hence 50mn barrels of crude oil, would be replaced by a more sustainable fuel option. At today's oil prices, that means annual savings of €4bn across the EU. A full roll out of E10 in Europe would also reduce Europe’s GHG emissions by 14.6mn t/y of CO2.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Region: Europe
Countries: Hungary -
Subjects: Ethanol, Carbon emissions, Carbon dioxide
