What Companies Need to Report
Companies applying for RTFCs must provide information about:
• The type of fuel supplied;
• The feedstock and country of origin;
• Any social or environmental suatainability standards met in growing the feedstock;
• The greenhouse gas savings of the biofuel taking account of any direct land-use changes.
Details of how to provide reports are provided in our guidance documents.
Biofuel suppliers are permitted to report that they do not have information on the sustainability of their biofuel. This is in recognition of the fact that it may be difficult to provide information for some fuels – particularly those purchased on the spot market. It is expected that suppliers will work to develop chain of custody systems to provide increasing levels of detail on their biofuels as the RTFO progresses.
The RFA also requires annual, independently verified reports from those suppliers claiming more than 450,000 RTFCs in an obligation period.
Company targets
The Government has set targets for three key aspects of the reporting scheme. The targets are not mandatory (and there is no penalty for failing to meet them) but illustrate the level of performance which the Government expects from fuel suppliers.
| Annual Supplier Target | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 |
| Percentage of feedstock meeting a Qualifying Environmental Standard | 30% | 50% | 80% |
| Annual GHG saving of fuel supplied | 40% | 45% | 50% |
| Data reporting of renewable fuel characteristics | 50% | 70% | 90% |
The RFA expects, and Government targets recognise, the need for continuous improvement, moving towards mandatory sustainability criteria from 2010 under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2009