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Research on the deployment of food and feed crop based biofuels in the Netherlands

By / / Analysis, Biofuels, Climate change, Energy policy, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Transport sector

For: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Department Sustainable Mobility (Min IenW/DuMo) [July – August 2021] During the debates in Parliament of the required changes to the Wet Milieubeheer (Law Environmental Management) to implement the Renewable Energy Directive one member of Parliament submitted a motion in which the phase …

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Road transport in the Emission Trading Scheme

By / / Analysis, Netherlands, Policy, Projects, Road transport

For: Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Min IenW) [November 2020 – April 2021] October 2020, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands asked studio Gear Up to study the possible impacts and policy interactions of a proposal for an extension of the emission trading scheme …

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Greenhouse gas savings from biofuels in Germany

By / / Analysis, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Climate change, Germany, Greenhouse gas emissions, LCA, Low carbon fuels, Policy, Projects, Transport sector

For: VDB – Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie e.V. [March – April 2021] The most complex topic related to the sustainability of biofuels is Indirect Land Use Change, or ILUC. This is, simply said, the rippling effect that an increasing demand for biofuels feedstock can have in global agriculture, and which could lead to land …

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Market analysis of biokerosine developments in the Netherlands

By / / 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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Understanding the technology and policy landscape of sustainable aviation fuels

By / / Analysis, Aviation sector, Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Circular economy, Climate change, E-fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low carbon fuels, Netherlands, Projects, Strategy analysis, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

For: Innovation Quarter [November 2020 – March 2021] Innovation Quarter (IQ) is the regional economic development agency for the province of Zuid-Holland with the mission to strengthen the regional economic structure by stimulating the innovation potential of this unique delta region. IQ does this in close collaboration with all major …

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Used cooking oil: one feedstock, different renewable fuels – a comparative study

By / / Analysis, Aviation sector, Biofuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, LCA, Projects, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Road transport

For: EWABA (European Waste-to-Advanced Biofuels Association) and MVaK (German Mittelstandsverband abfallbasierter Kraftstoffe) [November 2020 – February 2021] studio Gear Up analysed for EWABA and MVaK the techno-economic and greenhouse gas emission impacts of four biofuel pathways based on used cooking oil (UCO). Many members of EWABA and MVaK use UCO …

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Developing a communication strategy on renewable renewable fuels

By / / Analysis, Biofuels, Climate change, Communication strategy, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Transport sector

For: NOVE – Netherlands Business Association of Independent Fuel Suppliers [June – October 2020] studio Gear Up assisted NOVE in finding communication elements on renewable fuels and climate impact mitigation.  These elements can be used when informing its members on the changing contextual environment, and what options members have to …

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Analysis on monitoring circular plastics on the Dutch market

By / / Analysis, Chemical sector, Circular economy, Market Development, Netherlands, Policy, Projects, Recycled plastic

For: TKI E&I – Topconsortium voor Kennis en Innovatie – Energie en Industrie [August 2020 – January 2021] The Dutch Top consortium for Knowledge and Innovation Energy and Industry (TKI E&I) wanted to establish how well plastics supply-chains, of all plastic types, could be followed on the Dutch market, from …

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Greenhouse gas accounting methodologies explained

By / / Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Chemical sector, Climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, LCA, Low carbon fuels, Projects, Renewable fuels, Strategy analysis, Transport sector

For: Multinational Organisation [Jun – Sep 2020] The client is active in the field of a specific renewable fuel which can be used in the transport sector. studio Gear Up explained the basics of greenhouse gas accounting following the ISO 14040 standard, and how this relates to application of the methodology in …

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Hydrogen in combined heat and power production

By / / E-fuels, Heating and cooling sector, Projects, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels

For: GIZ in Chile [September 2020] Chile is rapidly deploying renewable energy and expects to achieve over 60% by 2035. This sparks interest in e-fuel technologies for the purpose of energy storage as well as to increase the application of renewable motor fuels. The country is amongst others exploring how …

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