ePure members’ ethanol cuts GHG emissions 79% compared to gasoline
ePURE members – representing 85% of EU installed ethanol production capacity – and other European producers of renewable ethanol produced 6.9 million metric tons of food and feed co-products including high-protein animal feed and 5.4 million tons of renewable ethanol last year, according to the audit. Additional co-products included 1.54 million tons of captured biogenic CO2, another strategic domestic product that replaces fossil CO2 in various industrial applications including beverages and greenhouses.
The audit also showed record-high GHG-saving performance of European producers’ ethanol – 79% on average compared to fossil petrol – making its use essential to transport decarbonization by reducing emissions from the petrol and hybrid cars that will predominate on Europe’s roads for many years.
Category: Fuels
