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September 18, 2017
Real-world emissions measurements of a GDI passenger car with and without a gasoline particulate filter
A new study aims to evaluate the effects of a gasoline particulate filter on NOx and PN emissions from GDI passenger vehicles under real driving conditions. Emissions have been the focus of worldwide...
September 18, 2017
Validation of a simulation model for the assessment of CO2 emissions of passenger cars under real-world conditions
The gap between real-world fuel consumption and manufacturers’ figures has been increasing since 2001. Could the use of generic simulation models making use of on-road test data provide a more accurate approach to measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions?
September 18, 2017
Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business
Current policy conditions are not generally conducive to the use of voluntary carbon credits in the refining sector. Could the development of ‘carbon neutral’ petrol and/or diesel fuel using forest carbon credits provide a solution?
September 18, 2017
Concawe Review 26.1
Find out the articles of this Concawe Review:
Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business. Could forest carbon credits become a viable trading option for the EU ref...
September 11, 2017
An Introduction to Passenger Car Emissions and Test Cycles
Concawe fact sheet on Passenger Car Emissions and Test Cycles. Background to Passenger Car Emissions and Test Cycles Transportation, amongst other sectors and including road and non-road vehicles, avi...
September 11, 2017
An Introduction to Air Quality
Concawe factsheet on Air Quality. Background to Air Quality Air quality is influenced by a variety of factors and is a complex issue. The term air quality refers to the degree to which the air in a pa...
September 11, 2017
An Introduction to Urban Air Quality
Concawe factsheet on Urban Air Quality. Background to Urban Air Quality: Urban air quality is a label used to describe air quality in cities and large towns where there is a particular concern about t...
July 10, 2017
Concawe workshop report “PAH integrated exposure modelling”
Report no. 8/17: This report summarises the discussions held during the “Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) integrated exposure modelling” 2-day workshop organized by the Flemish Institute fo...
June 29, 2017
European downstream oil industry safety performance. Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2016
Report no. 6/17: The twenty-third annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance presents work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors and pr...
May 31, 2017
Concawe Review Special Symposium Edition
The future of the transport system
Drive trains and fuels for road transport, Neville Jackson (Ricardo)
Challenges for hybridisation and electrification of vehicles as a route to decarbonisati...
May 9, 2017
Compilation of Concawe market fuel surveys: 2008-2012
Report no. 5/17: This is a compilation of Concawe market fuel surveys between 2008-2012....
April 19, 2017
Air pollutant emission estimation methods for E-PRTR reporting by refineries
Report no. 4/17: This report is an update of the Concawe publication “Air Pollutant Emission Estimation Methods for EPER and PRTR Reporting by Refineries”....
February 7, 2017
Concawe Review 25.2
Contents of this Concawe Review:
A review of REACH registration for petroleum substances in 2016. Addressing the tensions that REACH presents for the regulatory compliance industry
Cat-App: ca...
February 7, 2017
A review of REACH registration for petroleum substances in 2016
Ten years on — addressing the tensions that the REACH regulation has created for the regulatory compliance community....
February 7, 2017
Downstream oil industry safety statistics for 2015
The 2015 safety statistics report presents data on personal injures and process safety, highlighting trends over the past 22 years of data collection....
February 7, 2017
Optical gas imaging: from qualitative to quantitative
New technology capable of quantifying fugitive emissions using infrared imaging may eventually serve as a full replacement for Method 21....
January 26, 2017
Experimental evaluation of the flux chamber technique to determine VOC emissions from a water surface
Report no. 3/17: Tests have been undertaken under controlled conditions in a wind tunnel to compare the emission fluxes from an open tank containing an aqueous toluene solution with those determined u...
January 18, 2017
EU renewable energy targets in 2020: 2015 legislative update
This report is the result of the JEC Biofuels Programme, a joint study carried out by JRC (the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission), EUCAR (the European Council for Automotive R&D) an...
January 10, 2017
An evaluation of an optical gas imaging system for the quantification of fugitive hydrocarbon emissions
Report no. 2/17: This report provides the results of a preliminary study undertaken to test the performance of a quantitative optical gas imaging (QOGI) system. This has been developed to measure the...
January 4, 2017
Estimating the marginal CO2 intensities of EU refinery products
Report no. 1/17: Estimating the CO2 emissions associated with production of individual oil products is challenging inasmuch as they are produced simultaneously through a combination of interrelated pr...
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