THE first tanker of sustainably produced bioethanol has been despatched from the UK’s and Europe’s largest wheat bio refinery which recently started production.

The cargo, which has been sold to Shell as part of a long term deal, will help Britain cut carbon emissions from road transport and meet its renewable fuel obligations from UK sources.

Annual production of the new £250m Ensus bio refinery on Teesside is expected to meet about a third of the UK requirement under the RTFO, which requires 3.5% of all transport fuel to come from biofuels in 2010-11.

The saving in carbon emissions will be equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road. The plant will also produce 350,000 tonnes a year of high protein animal feed, replacing imports.

Ensus CEO Alwyn Hughes said: “This is a milestone for UK production of biofuels and a beacon of hope for the burgeoning green industry on Teesside. We congratulate all those who have been involved. This is a win, win, win for the environment, UK jobs and the economy at large.”

“We are taking in animal feed wheat, of which the UK has a large surplus, and refining it into bioethanol and high protein animal feed. At the same time, we are capturing all the carbon dioxide we produce for use in the food and beverage industries.”

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