Policy background Part 4: New Technology Renewable Transport Fuels
The Energy Act 2004 currently provides powers for the Secretary of State for Transport to create Renewable Transport Fuel Orders. Such orders are support schemes that encourage the supply of renewable transport fuels. New technologies are being developed which can produce low carbon fuels, including those critical to Sustainable Aviation Fuel production, from non-renewable energy sources whilst providing comparable greenhouse gas emissions savings to renewable fuels. This section extends the range of fuels that can be supported under renewable transport fuel orders to include specific non-renewable fuels, namely recycled carbon fuels and nuclear derived fuels.