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The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development formed in 1960 when 18 European countries plus the US and Canada joined forces to create an organization dedicated to global development. Alternativefuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid. Source: OECD. Click to enlarge.
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It does not include energy used in the production and transport of biofuels; energy used in the production and supply of purchased blendstocks; electricity used in non-process or off-site activities (such as oil movements, product blending, lighting, etc.), and incidental energy losses due to flaring, fugitive emissions, etc.
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