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Concawe’s response to the publication and presentation of T&E’s report “Magic green fuels: Why synthetic fuels in cars will not solve Europe’s pollution problems?”
T&E published a report on Monday 6 December, presenting their interpretation of the results of the lab tests they commissioned to IFPEN to measure air pollutant emissions of e-petrol in cars. Conc...
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Regulator-suggested ‘temperature correction’ of biodegradation rates leads to overestimation of persistence for hydrocarbon substances (Concawe Review 30.1)
Since 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has required that all new biodegradation simulation tests be carried out at 12°C, and now also requires that half-life criteria resulting from studies...
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The optimal vehicle electrification level in a battery-constrained future (Concawe Review 30.1)
In light of the EU’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether battery production capacity will be able to meet the growing deman...
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Concawe’s transport and fuel outlook towards the EU 2030 climate targets (baseline and sensitivity analysis) (Concawe Review 30.1)
A new Concawe report identifies key enablers and potential barriers associated with boosting the penetration of renewable energy and improving GHG intensity in the European transport sector towards 20...
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How Covid-19 lockdown affected air pollution in Europe — a multi-city analysis (Concawe Review 30.1)
Concawe has undertaken a city-level analysis to quantify the ways in which the Covid-19 lockdown measures have had an impact on air quality in Europe. This article presents the results of the analysis...
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Understanding the process of setting air quality limit values and the associated compliance challenge—the ozone study (Concawe Review 30.1)
The European Commission is proposing to revise air quality standards to align them more closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
This article focuses on O₃, and assesses how...
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Concawe Review 30.1
The European Green Deal tackles all aspects of our industry, and it is no surprise that all of the articles in this edition of the Concawe Review are related to it.
In light of the zero pollution act...
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Concawe Review 29.2
The move towards climate neutrality is clearly on its way: last year, the European Commission launched its Green Deal; and Japan, the Republic of Korea and more than 100 other countries worldwide have...
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Technology scouting—carbon capture: from today’s to novel technologies (Concawe Review 29.2)
Concawe has commissioned a new study to evaluate state-of-the-art carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, with a focus on commercial/near-term opportunities for CCS that are already in the mark...
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A Clean Planet for all: an impact assessment of the potential implications for the refining system and the link with ‘Refinery 2050’ (Concawe Review 29.2)
Focusing on three of the scenarios defined in the European Commission’s long-term strategy, A Clean Planet for all, Concawe has published a report that assesses the potential reductions in CO2 emiss...
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JEC Well-to-Wheels study version 5: a look into the carbon intensity of different fuel/powertrain combinations in 2030 (Concawe Review 29.2)
Version 5 of the JEC evaluation of well-to-wheels energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for a range of potential future fuel and powertrain options has now been completed.
Full details are avail...
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A review of the options for decarbonising maritime transport by 2050 (Concawe Review 29.2)
This article summarises Phase 1 of a new research project being undertaken by Concawe to investigate potential technological, operational and energy pathways to reduce emissions from the maritime tran...
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Impact analysis of mass EV adoption and low-carbon intensity fuels scenarios (Concawe Review 27.2)
A Concawe study examined several options for achieving a low-carbon transport system in the EU by 2050. Significantly, a mass EV adoption scenario and a low-carbon fuels scenario both achieve similar...
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High-octane petrol (HOP) study: making gasoline relevant for the future of road transport (Concawe Review 28.1)
Improvements in vehicle efficiency will be a key factor in ensuring that liquid fuels remain a vital partner in the future of road transport.
This article looks at the role of high-octane petrol (...
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Running high-octane petrol in a suitably adapted engine (Concawe Review 29.1)
Concawe’s modelling and vehicle testing study shows that fuels and vehicles can be optimised together to take advantage of higher-RON fuels, and achieve significant improvements in efficiency and CO...
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Exploring possible pathways for the EU refining system to contribute to a low-CO2 economy in the 2030–2050 time frame (Concawe Review 29.1)
This article summarises the results of two Concawe studies which address the potential for refineries to contribute to a future low-carbon economy. Full details of the studies are presented in Concawe...
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Exploring possible pathways for the EU refining system to contribute to a low-CO2 economy 29 in the 2030–2050 time frame (Concawe Review 29.1)
This article summarises the results of two Concawe studies which address the potential for refineries to contribute to a future low-carbon economy. Full details of the studies are presented in Concawe...
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Understanding the process of setting air quality limit values and the associated compliance challenge
A Concawe modelling study examines how annual average PM and NO2 concentrations would vary under different emission reduction scenarios, and assesses the cost and practicability of achieving complianc...
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Running high-octane petrol in suitably adapted engine (Concawe Review 29.1)
Gasoline combustion has traditionally been measured using Research Octane Number (RON) and Motor Octane Number (MON) which describe the fuel’s resistance to auto-ignition (commonly known as ‘knock...
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Concawe Review 29.1
As the first 2020 edition of the Concawe Review is being published, it has been reported in the news that spring has been abnormally warm in EU countries, providing further evidence of climate change....
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High-octane petrol (HOP) study: making gasoline relevant for the future of transport
Gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds used as fuel for spark-ignition internal combustion engines (ICEs), primarily in passenger cars and other light-duty transpor...
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Outlook for battery raw materials (Concawe Review 28.1)
Recognising that climate change represents an urgent threat to societies and the planet, the 2015 Paris Agreement set the goal of keeping global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and...
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A look into the role of e-fuels in the transport system in Europe (2030–2050) (Concawe Review 28.1)
In December 2015, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21). The conference was an important step towards addres...
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Concawe Review 28.1
The three articles present in this edition of the Concawe Review emanate from Concawe’s Low Carbon Pathways project. The first article is a literature review summarising different perspectives on e-...