Biofuels
Biofuel is a generic term for any liquid fuel produced from sources other than mineral reserves such as oil, coal and gas. In general biofuels can be used as a substitute for, or additive to, petrol and diesel in most transport and non-transport applications. The most commonly used biofuels are biodiesel and bioethanol.
In February 2007, the Government announced a Biofuels Sales Obligation to ensure biofuels were introduced into the New Zealand fuels market.
For more information about biofuels see www.biofuels.govt.nz. This page contains information on sustainability of biofuels, research funding, domestic biofuel development, and published reports about biofuels.
Information on biofuel quality requirements can be found in the Fuel Quality section on this website.
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Biofuels Sales Obligation
Information on the Biofuels Sales Obligation, including policy decisions and legislation.
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Archive
Biofuel topics that are no longer current may be found here.
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