Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 43353
Diesel
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding research into the use of Diethyl Ether fuel.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe Department has no plans to fund research into the merits of Diethyl Ether fuel.
Renewable transport fuels that deliver significant greenhouse gas emissions savings relative to fossil fuel and meet stringent sustainability criteria are eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme. The RTFO has successfully promoted a market for renewable fuels used in road transport since 2008.
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