Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO): compliance, reporting and verification

The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) guidance for 2022 onwards is for:

• RTFO fuel suppliers
• RTFO independent verifiers
• others involved in the supply of renewable fuels in the UK

It replaces the 2021 RTFO guidance and is the preferred method of use. The 2021 guidance may still be used, if required, until September 2022 for reporting and Renewable Transport Fuels Certificate (RTFC) applications relating to fuel supplied in 2021.

RTFO compliance guidance

Provides information on compliance with the RTFO Order including:

• the obligations that the RTFO Order puts on certain fuel suppliers
• applying for and maintaining an account with the RTFO administrator
• classifying renewable fuels
• applying for RTFCs
• demonstrating compliance with the carbon and sustainability requirements
• mass balance rules
• penalties for non-compliance

Third-party assurance guidance

Carbon and sustainability data must be independently verified before RTFCs are awarded. This guidance provides information on:

• the purpose and requirements of verification
• planning and risk assessment
• developing an assurance strategy
• reporting and assurance statements
• voluntary scheme and other national system recognition

Biomethane guidance

Information on the specific additional criteria that must be met for suppliers of biomethane, including when using a chemical precursor and a national or international grid systems as part of a supplier’s chain of custody. This guidance provides:

• background information on biomethane transport, including via pipeline infrastructure
• specific RTFO requirements for biomethane or fuels for which biomethane is a precursor, including the pipeline (and other) transport information that must be collected by suppliers

The pipeline (and other) transport information form, provided, must be completed for all consignments of biomethane or fuels for which biomethane is a precursor.

Renewable fuels of non-biological origin guidance

This guidance provides specific information for suppliers of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) on:

• the definition of RFNBOs and eligibility under the RTFO
• how to determine the portion of a fuel that is RFNBO
• how to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions from an RFNBO

Additional compliance guidance

Provides data and information on:

• a list of renewable feedstocks that have been accepted for use through the RTFO scheme
• a list of renewable fuels
• a list of recognised voluntary schemes
• RTFO standard data
• codes of use when uploading CSV data files to the RTFO operating system and carbon calculator