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Research into a blending obligation for sustainable aviation fuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 03/01/2020 / Projects

For: Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management [Aug – Dec 2019] February 2019 The Netherlands aviation stakeholders and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management adopted the Draft Agreement Sustainable Aviation. It covers international aviation, inland aviation and ground-bound activities. The Agreement expressed the ambition that in 2030 at […]

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Expert support on Advanced Biofuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/01/2020 / Projects

For: DG Energy of European Commission [Jan – Dec 2019] In this support contract to DG Energy of the European Commission, studio Gear Up analyses the need for CO2-reduction in the EU28 transport sector in 2030 when the targets of the effort Sharing Regulation (ESR – 36% less CO2-emission in

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Support to development of strategic positioning in a low-carbon context

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/01/2020 / Projects

For: FinCo Fuel Group BV [Mar – Dec 2019] studio Gear Up provided regulatory and technological insights on the policy and market developments of renewable Fuels to FinCo Fuel Group as input for an evaluation on a possible strategic positioning of the company in a changing contextual environment.

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Expert advisor to the Alternative and Renewable Transport Fuels Forum

By Eric van den Heuvel / 31/12/2019 / Projects

For: European Commission [Jan 2019 – now] The Alternative and Renewable Transport Fuels Forum (ART Fuels Forum) is a forum initiated by DG Energy and DG MOVE of the European Commission in which European production industry, transport end user industry and other stakeholders explore policy and market issues impacting the

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EV-target achieved one year earlier, but 2020 is a year to watch

By Eric van den Heuvel / 17/12/2019 / Publications

11% of 2019-registered passenger cars in The Netherlands have a plug Early December 2019, at the time of this blog, data by RVO on new car registrations up to November indicate that The Netherlands have achieved one of the targets agreed in the Green Deal Electric Transport 2016-2020. For 2020

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European Green Deal: don’t overlook liquids!

By Eric van den Heuvel / 12/12/2019 / Publications

[Blog for Friends of Europe] To bring down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – in the context of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement to keep the world’s temperature rise well below 2°C and preferably below 1.5°C – the share of renewable energy in the power and the transport sector needs to

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Strategic support on development vision on renewable fuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/09/2019 / Projects

for: UPEI, the Voice of Europe’s Independent Fuel Suppliers [Nov 2018 – Aug 2019] UPEI, the business association for independent fuel suppliers wanted to develop a vision for 2050 in which the inevitable role of carbon neutral liquid fuels for the transport and heating market is highlighted. The vision is

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EU is challenged to curb its rising energy consumption

By Eric van den Heuvel / 08/02/2019 / Publications

Eurostat published early 2019 a press release that in 2017 energy consumption in the EU, again, has increased 1% compared to the year before. For three years in a row now energy consumption in EU28 is increasing. This makes it more difficult to achieve the energy efficiency improvement target. In

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Verkoop nieuwe personenauto’s en de klimaatopdracht

By Eric van den Heuvel / 17/01/2019 / Publications

Nederlandse wagenpark blijft groeien Sinds 2000 zijn er 32% meer auto’s op de weg gekomen. Gemiddeld genomen zijn deze 17% zwaarder geworden. De gewichtstoename komt deels door EU-eisen ten aanzien van veiligheid en deels door meer zware auto’s op de weg. Gekeken vanuit ambities van een circulaire economie met beperken grondstofgebruik betekent deze

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Carbon footprint bio-LNG

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/11/2018 / Projects

For: Rolande BV [Jun – Oct 2018] For Rolande BV, studio Gear Up developed an Excel calculation tool to determine the well-to-wheel carbon intensity of i) bio-LNG from different feedstock origins and different production sites, and ii) variable mixtures of LNG and bio-LNG. The tool will help Rolande and its

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