Biofuel quota (obligatory biofuel shares in fuel)
Updated: 18.01.2019
Author: Oskar Vågerö
Funding is granted within the framework of an innovation cluster for development and use of liquid biofuels together with obligations to increase the share of biofuels in fuel-mixtures. This will decrease the greenhouse gas emissions from diesel and petrol and aid Sweden in reaching its targets of 70% less greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 compared to 2010.
Eligible technologies
Mixing biofuels together into petrol- and diesel fuels help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions for combustion of fuels.
Biofuels | Biofuels are considered as liquid fuels created from biomass for fuelling an engine (§ 2 Act No. 2017:1201). |
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Amount
Amount of quota and period of application | Anyone eligible for taxation according to Chapter 4 §§ 1, 2 Act No. 1994:1776 are obliged to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the corresponding amount of energy from diesel and petrol by - at least 2.6% for petrol and
- at least 20% for diesel
The biofuels must be certified with sustainability certification according to Chapter 3 § 1b Act No. 2010:598. |
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Adjustment of quotas | Until 1 Jan 2019 the quota is: - at least 2.6% for petrol and
- at least 19.3% for diesel.
From 1 Jan 2019 until 31 Dec 2019 the quota is: - at least 2.6% for petrol and
- at least 20% for diesel.
From 1 Jan 2020 and onwards the quota is: - at least 4.2% for petrol and
- at least 21% for diesel.
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Fees and penalty charges | A delayed payment penalty is carried out if any delay occurs in the reporting of the greenhouse gas reduction, up to SEK 5000 (€485) |
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Procedure
Process flow | Anyone eligible for taxation in accordance with Chapter 4.1 § 1 and 2 (Act No. 1994:1776) shall report to the Swedish Energy Agency no more than 2 weeks after the obligatory reduction begun. |
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Competent authority | The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) |
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Distribution of costs
State | The costs arising from the grant scheme are borne by the state (§ 11 Regulation No. 2018:1545). |
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