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How much carbon dioxide is saved by using biomass%3F
Heat from woodland biomass	88%
Heat from short-rotation coppice	87%
Heat from elephant grass	86%
Biodiesel from oil seed rape in small-scale CHP engine	25%*
Ethanol from sugar beet in small-scale CHP engine	27%*
Transport applications, compared with diesel for biodiesel and petrol for bioethanol Biodiesel from oil seed rape	49%*
Ethanol from sugar beet	50%*
*These figures are variable depending on the process, crop, conditions, fertiliser and pesticide use, and climate. The CO2 savings from using biodiesel could vary from 40% to 75% and for bioethanol from 10% to 60%