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Compliance risk for obligated parties due to lack of (planned) eSAF production volumes

By Eric van den Heuvel / 17/07/2023 / Analysis, Aviation sector, E-fuels, EU, Publications, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

ReFuelEU Aviation has set first mandates for the blending of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF, and eSAF when produced from renewable electricity). Some production plants are already in operation and many more have been announced. From 2030 onwards production volumes, in particular for eSAF, need to ramp up following the set …

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Higher ambitions, but potentially more fossil

By Eric van den Heuvel / 07/06/2023 / Analysis, Aviation sector, Biofuels, Carbon Footprint, Climate change, E-fuels, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low carbon fuels, Netherlands, Policy, Publications, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

The unintended impacts of the inclusion of hydrogen to contribute to the SAF-mandates in the ReFuelEU Aviation preliminary agreement of May 2023 On May 2, 2023, the European Council, Commission and Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on making the aviation sector in Europe more sustainable. This agreement, called ReFuelEU Aviation, …

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Understanding Fit-for-55

By Eric van den Heuvel / 24/03/2023 / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Circular economy, Climate change, Electric mobility, Energy policy, EU, Low carbon fuels, Policy, Projects, Road transport sector, Shipping sector, Transport sector

For: Various Netherlands companies active in transport fuels market [July 2021 – date] Summer 2021, the European Commission published the Green Deal Fit for 55 package: a legislative package full of proposals for new Directives and Regulations that collectively should lead to 55% lower greenhouse gas emissions in europe, compared …

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EU-India Stakeholder Group on Advanced biofuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 13/02/2023 / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, Carbon Footprint, Circular economy, Climate change, Energy policy, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Heavy Duty vehicles, India, Market Development, Passenger cars, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Transport sector

Under the auspices of the EU-India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership, a project funded by the European Union [February 2023 – December 2024] Eric van den Heuvel will participate as an individual expert in the Stakeholder Group on Advanced Biofuels (SGAB). The stakeholder group has been established on 8 February …

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Groeiende behoefte aan hernieuwbare waterstof voor luchtvaartbrandstoffen in Nederland

By Mark Bunse / 18/01/2023 / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, E-fuels, Hydrogen, Netherlands, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Scenario, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

In opdracht van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat heeft studio Gear Up een onderzoek uitgevoerd naar de waterstofbehoefte van de Nederlandse luchtvaartsector richting 2030 en 2050. Waterstof is nodig voor de productie van duurzame, biogene luchtvaartbrandstof (SAF) en e-SAF (op basis van waterstof, uit elektrolyse van hernieuwbare elektriciteit, en …

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Workshop over kosteneffectieve invulling RED3-doelen

By Eric van den Heuvel / 31/12/2022 / Analysis, Aviation sector, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Climate change, E-fuels, Electric mobility, Netherlands, Policy, Projects, RED, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Workshop

Voor: RVO / Platform Hernieuwbare Brandstoffen [november – december 2022] Het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat is in voorbereiding voor de imnplementatie van RED3. Bij de opzet van het systeem wordt overwogen om sectorspecifieke verplichtingen in te stellen voor wegverkeer, zeevaart en lichtvaart en daarboven op ook een ‘sector-vrije’ verplichting. …

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Demand for hydrogen in aviation fuels in the Netherlands

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/09/2022 / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, E-fuels, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

For: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Department of Aviation [September – December 2022] July 2021 the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation that would set mandatory targets for the deployment of renewable fuels in the European transport sector, known as ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’. Aimed to be implemented …

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The role of biodiesel in EU climate action

By Carlo Hamelinck / 07/12/2021 / Aviation sector, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, EU28, Greenhouse gas emissions, Heavy Duty vehicles, Low carbon fuels, Policy, Projects, Renewable energy, Road transport, Shipping sector, Transport sector

For: EBB – European Biodiesel Board [April – October 2021] studio Gear Up was asked by the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) to provide good data about the biodiesel industry and its performance. EBB requires these insights for the development of a roadmap for its Members and also when discussing with …

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Market analysis of biokerosine developments in the Netherlands

By Eric van den Heuvel / 21/05/2021 / Analysis, Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects

For: Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Directorate-General for Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs (Min IenW/DGLM) [March – May 2021] The Directorate-General for Civil Aviation and Maritime Affairs of the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is closely monitoring the developments on the production of sustainable aviation fuels. For …

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Mandates for sustainable aviation fuels in the EU

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/04/2021 / Analysis, Aviation sector, Biofuels, Climate change, E-fuels, EU28, Policy, Publications, RED, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

How can mandates for sustainable aviation fuels help the broader bioenergy scale-up challenge? This was the central question in a presentation studio Gear Up gave at an Aviation Workshop at the 2021 European Biomass Conference and Exhibition on 29 April 2021. Eric van den Heuvel was one of the two …

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