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biodiesel

liquid biofuel

DESNZ 2025 Biodiesel (ME) — fatty-acid methyl ester. DESNZ lists identical figures for 'from used cooking oil' and 'from tallow' variants, and a separate 'Biodiesel (BtL or HVO)' (NCV 44 MJ/kg, density 780 kg/m³, 0.03558 kgCO2e/L). Scope-1 CO2e (CH4+N2O) separate from biogenic combustion CO2. IPCC 2006 Biodiesels NCV 27.0 MJ/kg (wide range), raw CO2 70,800 kg/TJ.

  • Biogenic CO2 from biodiesel combustion is reported on a SEPARATE line ('outside of scopes'), not silently zeroed.

Emission factors

MetricValueScopeRegion / yearSource
CO2e0.16751 kg co2e per lScope 1 (direct)UK · 2025
biogenic CO22.39 kg co2 per lScope 3 upstreamUK · 2025

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1 L · biodiesel

Energy

33.11 MJ
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9.197 kWh
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0.03311 GJ
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31,380 BTU
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34.44 MJ
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9.568 kWh
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0.03444 GJ
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32,650 BTU
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Mass

0.89 kg
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Volume

1,000 mL
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1 L
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0.001
exact
0.264172 US gal
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0.219969 imp gal
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0.00628981 bbl
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Emissions

~0.168 kg CO2e
region + year
~2.39 kg CO2
region + year

Energy density

37.2 MJ/kg
source-based

Assumptions

  • density: assumed biodiesel density 890 kg/m³ at 15 °C (fuel-properties basis)
  • heating value basis: energy on LHV/NCV basis, 37.2 MJ/kg
  • heating value basis: energy on HHV/GCV basis, 38.7 MJ/kg

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