Abstract
SYNOPSIS This paper outlines some of the technical, energy, agricultural, and political factors relevant to the production and use of the biodiesel rape methyl ester (RME), made from rapeseed oil brassica napus, as a transport fuel in the UK. The study contains data and results derived from a laboratory bench test of RME against standard diesel fuel. The main advantage of RME is that it can be used as a direct alternative to diesel fuel in a standard diesel engine without any alteration to the engine or fuel supply system. It has been predicted [1] that between 1–1.5 million hectares of land will be removed from food production within the UK by the year 2000, rising to between 5–5.5 million hectares by 2010. If all of this land were used for growing oilseed rape under a rotational set-aside agricultural system, the proportion of the diesel market which could be met from this sources would be around 10–15% (1–1.5 million tonnes) by 2000 and 51–56% (5.1–5.6 million tonnes) by 2010. Despite the higher cost o...
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