UK biofuels burning out

The UK’s biofuels industry is in crisis. Facing competition from imports of US bioethanol and renewable diesel, as well as Chinese biodiesel, domestic producers cannot compete. The UK government has decided not to offer direct support to the industry, meaning at least one, possibly both of the UK’s two existing bioethanol plants will close, and UK fuel suppliers will have to source ‘renewable’ and ‘low-carbon’ fuels from abroad to meet the requirements of the government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.