Fuel tax credits - fuel blends

Definitions

Biodiesel is a fuel manufactured by chemically altering vegetable oils or animal fats, including recycled oils from these sources, to form mono-alkyl esters.

B5 is a blend of biodiesel and diesel that contains no more than 5% biodiesel.

B20 is a blend of biodiesel and diesel that contains no more than 20% biodiesel.

Ethanol becomes fuel ethanol when it is denatured for use in an internal combustion engine. Denaturing means the ethanol is chemically treated to make it unfit for human consumption by the addition of 1% or more of unleaded petrol or another denaturant that meets the requirements of EXC 2006/18 - Excise (Denatured spirits) Determination 2006 (No. 2).

E10 is a blend of ethanol and petrol that contains no more than 10% ethanol.

E85 is a blend of ethanol and petrol that generally contains more than 70% but no more than 85% ethanol.