EUCAR/JRC/CONCAWE well-to-wheels study

EUCAR/JRC/CONCAWE well-to-wheels study

DG TREN’s initiatives on alternative fuels for road transport Following the publication of the Green Paper on the Security of Energy Supply in the autumn of 2001, the EU Commission and in particular DG TREN focused on anumber of actions to support the Green Paper’s...
Regulations to control emissions and fuel implications

Regulations to control emissions and fuel implications

Air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are of continuing concern in the European Union. More recently, the EU Commission has raised security of energy supply as a further concern. Major progress has been made on air quality improvement and emissions will...
A survey of european gasoline exposures for the period 1999-2001

A survey of european gasoline exposures for the period 1999-2001

Report no. 9/02: This report presents data on measured occupational exposures to gasoline vapour in European Union countries in the period 1999-2001. The exposure measurements were taken in order to complement an earlier review of recent exposure data for the period...
The focus on aromatics in automotive fuels specifications

The focus on aromatics in automotive fuels specifications

Over the years, and particularly in the past decade, European motor fuel specifications have changed dramatically. This has followed a general trend, supported mainly by concerns about the effect of road traffic on urban air quality. The USA, and more specifically...