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SAF allowances may not be the best instrument to ramp up SAF production

By Kieran Green / 10/04/2025 / Aviation sector, Biofuels, E-fuels, Energy transition, EU, EU-ETS, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, SAF, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

European Commission introduced new support mechanism for the ramping up of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) deployment Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are renewable fuels that replace fossil based kerosine in aircrafts and are seen as an important option to mitigate climate emissions in the aviation sector. Generally, these alternative fuels are […]

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How to understand the dynamics of ETS for renewable fuels in the maritime sector

By Kieran Green / 10/02/2025 / EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Maritime, Maritime sector, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Scenario, Shipping sector, Transport sector

The maritime sector faces a fast-changing policy landscape. With the maritime sector now included in the scope of the EU emissions trading system and FuelEU Maritime fully applied from this year, fast action will be required by those across the industry to reduce emissions in shipping. This requires investment in

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Challenges and risks of low ILUC-risk certification for the biofuel sector

By Carlo Hamelinck / 07/05/2024 / Agriculture, Analysis, Biofuels, Climate change, Energy policy, EU, Indirect Land Use Change, Policy, Publications, Renewable fuels

With Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 the European Commission defined several options to certify low ILUC-risk feedstock for EU biofuels. Now that the criteria have been worked out and tested, it becomes clear that the approaches are highly complex, while the additional yields will likely be small. If low ILUC-risk certification

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How to overcome incoherency in EU policy policy on the energy-agriculture nexus?

By Jouk Hogenhuis / 19/03/2024 / Agriculture, Analysis, Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Climate, Energy policy, EU, Policy, Publications, RED, Renewable fuels

Agriculture and the provision of renewable energy are inherently intertwined. However, the policy fields of agriculture and renewable energy in the EU, are not yet meeting. EU agricultural policy is predominantly focused on securing the production of food and feed products while largely neglecting its role in providing feedstock for

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Evaluation of bioenergy feedstock opportunities for the production of biofuels

By Carlo Hamelinck / 01/03/2024 / Analysis, Bio-based, Biofuels, EU, feedstock, Policy, Projects, Transport sector, wastes / residues

For: Multinational energy company [December 2022 – December 2023] Our client, a market player within the Dutch oil and energy industry, sought clarity on the EU regulatory landscape for feedstock for biofuels. With a vision of producing advanced biofuels with low well-to-wheel carbon intensity, they required insights into how certain

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What you’ve missed: the Amsterdam ETS 2 workshop

By Blanca Reemst / 11/10/2023 / Carbon emissions, Energy policy, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Policy, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Workshop

During the ETS 2 workshop on the 29th of September in Amsterdam we introduced the upcoming legislative trading system known as ETS 2, and uncovered its scope, workings, and implications. Together with the participants we delved into the relevant concepts that are tied to this system and answered their most pressing

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What is needed for drop-in advance biofuels industry built-up in EU

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/09/2023 / Analysis, Biofuels, E-fuels, Energy policy, EU, Industry, Market Development, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport sector, Shipping sector, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Subcontracted by: Exergia Energy and Environment Consultants S.A.For: CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency [June – September 2023] studio Gear Up (Eric van den Heuvel) provided senior expert review to one of the draft chapters of the “Study on Development of Outlook for the Necessary Means to

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How to prepare for ETS II? Join our workshop on 29 September 2023

By Eric van den Heuvel / 20/07/2023 / Carbon emissions, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Publications, Road transport, Road transport sector, Transport sector, Workshop

Date: Friday, September 29th, 2023Time: 9:30 – 17:00Location: Hotel Jakarta, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Admission (all prices excl. VAT)Early bird tickets (register before August 28th):€ 575,- or € 125,- for academia/NGONormal tickets:€ 875,- or € 175,- for academia/NGOLimited free spaces for students Europe is set to introduce a second emission trading

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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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Connecting the dots: A comprehensive analysis of EU biofuels and bioenergy policies

By Carlo Hamelinck / 01/07/2023 / Agriculture, Bio-based economy, Carbon emissions, Circular economy, Climate change, Energy policy, EU, Policy, Projects

For: An international agricultural company [October 2022 – February 2023] The project was centered around the request to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of relevant policies and regulations regarding biofuels, bioenergy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and other related fields. The aim was to understand the content and implications of

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