New Zealand Biofuel Bill sets 3.4 percent biofuel target for 2012

October 3, 2007

The national Biofuels Bill will be introduced into Parliament next week, which will result in a 3.4 percent biofuel mandate target for 2012.

In August, a 10 percent ethanol blend went on sale in New Zealand, prompting strong public support from the Green Party while the Director of New Zealand’s Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab called biofuels a “waste of time and money”.
In related news, Air New Zealand announced that it would trial a Boeing 747 flight using blended biofuel, in late 2008 or early 2009. The flight is projected to take-off from Auckland, but will not carry passengers, the company said.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under International