Ireland Considers Move to Cleaner E10 Petrol
by Sonja Tutty (The Times) Britain joined the US, Australia and several European countries in making E10, a blend of fossil fuel and up to 10 per cent biofuel, the standard petrol this month — The government is considering following Britain’s lead in making E10 fuel the standard petrol blend at filling stations.
Britain joined the US, Australia and several European countries in making E10, a blend of fossil fuel and up to 10 per cent biofuel, the standard petrol this month, with Northern Ireland due to make the change early next year. The biofuel component of E10 is ethanol, a form of renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks. The previous standard in the UK was E5, the current standard in Ireland. READ MORE