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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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Home-charged electric vehicles outperform combustion engine vehicles on price

By Boglarka Markus / 13/02/2024 / Analysis, Electric mobility, Netherlands, Passenger cars, Policy, Publications, Renewable energy, Road transport, TCO, Transport sector

Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are more affordable than their combustion engine counterparts (ICEVs) and no longer require the support of the purchase subsidy, our total cost of ownership analysis shows. This is primarily the case for situations where home charging is available. Being dependent on public or fast charging may …

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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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Europe needs more advanced biofuels to rapidly reduce transport emissions

By Eric van den Heuvel / 11/08/2023 / Biofuels, Climate, Climate change, E-fuels, Market Development, Policy, Publications, Renewable fuels

“I believe renewable fuels can contribute much more to decarbonisation than the policymakers want at the moment.” … says Carlo Hamelinck, partner at studio Gear Up, recently interviewed for an article of the ‘Future Beyond Fossil’ Stories, an UPM Biofore initiative. UPM is planning a new biorefinery, in Rotterdam the …

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Verkenning effecten duurzame energiedragers

By Eric van den Heuvel / 31/07/2023 / Analysis, Built environment, Climate, Energy consumption, Energy policy, Impact assessment, Industry, Low carbon fuels, Netherlands, Policy, Projects

Voor: Provincie Noord-HollandUitgevoerd samen met: Royal Haskoning DHV [Oktober 2022 – Juni 2023] Naast elektriciteit en warmte zijn duurzame brandstoffen belangrijke energiedragers in de transitie naar een klimaatneutrale samenleving in Noord-Holland. Passend beleid is nodig voor deze brandstoffen. Provincie Noord-Holland had behoefte aan inzicht in de consequenties van inzet van …

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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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Focus on fuels with low full-life-cycle GHG-emissions may help maritime industry

By Eric van den Heuvel / 25/05/2023 / Biofuels, E-fuels, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low carbon fuels, Policy, Publications, Renewable energy, Shipping sector

At the the May 2023 Conference on Green Marine Fuels by Argus Media, Eric van den Heuvel provides a key-note speech on the implications of the FuelEU Maritime regulation for the future fuel/energy carrier mix to be bunkered in the EU Maritime sector. He presented the example of the LNG …

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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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Management of the Netherlands Platform Renewable Fuels

By Loes Knotter / 01/01/2023 / Bio-based economy, Circular economy, Netherlands, Policy, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Transport sector

For: Platform Hernieuwbare Brandstoffen / Netherlands Platform Renewable Fuels [Oct 2016 – now] Managing the independent knowledge and innovation Platform Renewable Fuels (i) to support an accelerated mitigation the climate impact of the transport sector and (ii) to enable the builds up of a biobased economy in The Netherlands. studio …

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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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