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title: Alternative Fuel
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## Definition

**Alternative Fuel** means a fuel or power source which serves, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy used for transport. Alternative fuels include:

(a) fuels for zero emission vehicles, trains, vessels or aircraft:

(i) electricity;

(ii) hydrogen; and

(iii) ammonia;

(b) renewable fuels:

(i) biomass fuels, including biogas, and biofuels as defined in Article 2, points (27), (28) and (33), respectively, of Directive (EU) 2018/2001; and

(ii) synthetic and paraffinic fuels, including ammonia, produced from renewable energy; and

(c) non-renewable alternative fuels and transitional fossil fuels:

(i) natural gas in gaseous form (compressed natural gas (CNG)) and liquefied form (liquefied natural gas (LNG));

(ii) liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); and

(iii) synthetic and paraffinic fuels produced from non-renewable energy.