Reduction of GHG (CO2) from Various Types of Raw Materials for Biodiesel Compared to Diesel Emissions (European Commission Joint Research Centre)
Jakarta, Gatra.com – Various studies using Life Cycle Analysis, both in Indonesia and Europe, showed that substituting diesel/solar fuel with palm oil-based biodiesel will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from a diesel machine around 50-60 percent.
Even according to the European Commission, if the palm oil based-biodiesel is produced from palm oil mills using methane capture, the reduction of GHG emissions can reach 62 percent.
The result of a research done by Mathews and Ardyanto (2015) also supports the European Union’s finding that the use of palm oil-based biodiesel as a substitute for diesel can reduce GHGs above 60 percent.
The GHG emission savings due to the use of palm oil-based biodiesel are higher than the emission savings obtained from the use of biodiesel made from rapeseed oil, soybean oil, or sunflower oil.
In other words, the use of palm oil-based biodiesel as a substitute for diesel can reduce more GHG emissions compared to the use of biodiesel made from soybeans, rapeseed, or sunflower oil.
Source : gatra.com