Transport consumption refers to the use of fossil and renewable fuels (liquids and gases) in vehicles of all types.
All M&R transport energy types are grouped into a single category in the system ('transport fuels'). This page contains guidance notes on different aspects of reporting transport consumption.
For a description of every energy type and specific guidance on each, see energy types.
Liquid transport fuels are typically metered, dispensed and billed in litres. There are several ways to calculate your organisation’s consumption:
There are two options for reporting gasoil on the M&R system:
If it is not possible to disaggregate these two consumption categories, then the total consumption should be reported in whichever of the above categories dominates consumption (but not in both).
See ‘electric vehicles (EVs)’ in electricity consumption.
In general, all calculated values shown in data reports for transport consumption exclude electricity consumed for transport. The same applies for all calculated values shown for transport CO2 and fossil CO2.
There are some calculated values for transport that include electricity for transport. These values are explicitly referenced as including electricity.
Standard specifications of road diesel and petrol are both blends of fossil fuels and small quantities of biofuels. When you report consumption of ‘road diesel (standard spec)’ or ‘petrol’ the system automatically calculates the proportions of this consumption that are fossil and biodiesel, on the basis of blend rates calculated for each year from statistical data available from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
You can also report consumption of two other transport biofuels - biodiesel blend and HVO blend. The system calculates the fossil and renewable components of these blends using blend rates reported by you.
You must report all quantities of biofuels in accordance with the M&R guidance on reporting sustainable bioenergy.
There are three transport fuel types that are referenced in the M&R calculations and data reports, but for which you cannot directly report consumption data, i.e. they are not listed as energy types for which you can report data in the system. This is because the consumption values are calculated from values reported by you for other energy types.
Bioethanol is a biofuel produced from biomass and/or the biodegradable fraction of waste. Examples of bioethanol include ethanols produced from sugar beet, wheat, corn and sugar cane. Some vehicles run on pure bioethanol but it is typically part of a blended product with petrol.
The system calculates bioethanol consumption for your organisation if you report consumption of petrol. The system uses bioethanol blend rates calculated for each year from statistical data available from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
Petrol (fossil) refers to the fossil-fuel component of petrol. It is very rarely sold or consumed as a standalone fuel. It is typically blended with relatively small quantities of bioethanol.
The system calculates fossil petrol consumption for your organisation if you report consumption of petrol. The system uses bioethanol blend rates calculated for each year from statistical data available from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.
Road diesel (fossil) refers to the fossil-fuel component of road diesel. It is very rarely sold or consumed as a standalone fuel. It is typically blended with relatively small quantities of biodiesel and consumed as road diesel (standard spec).
The system calculates fossil road diesel consumption for your organisation if you report consumption of road diesel (standard spec), biodiesel blend or HVO blend. The system uses the blend rates reported by you for the latter two energy types. For road diesel (standard spec), it uses biodiesel blend rates calculated for each year from statistical data available from the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation.