EU renewable energy targets in 2020: 2015 legislative update

Jan 18, 2017

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) and Concawe (the oil companies’ European association for environment,...

An evaluation of an optical gas imaging system for the quantification of fugitive hydrocarbon emissions

Jan 10, 2017

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 mass emission rate of hydrocarbon leaks from industrial process...

Estimating the marginal CO2 intensities of EU refinery products

Jan 4, 2017

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 processes. This report proposes a new methodology that utilises the...

Impact of FAME Content on the Regeneration Frequency of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs)

Dec 8, 2016

Report no. 14/16: Modern diesel passenger cars utilize Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) to reduce particulate matter exhaust emissions. In addition oxygenated fuels and fuel blending components such as Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) are known to reduce PM formation...

Phase 1: Effect of Fuel Octane on the Performance of Two Euro 4 Gasoline Passenger Cars

Dec 6, 2016

Report no. 13/16: This report details work that was carried out to study the response of modern gasoline passenger cars on octane. The objective of this phase 1 of the study was to investigate the effect of RON and MON on the power and acceleration performance of two...