Voor personenvoertuigen drie vergelijkbare opties met goede klimaatprestaties

By / 02/05/2020 / Renewable energy

In een analyse van studio Gear Up naar brandstofkosten versus CO2-emissie-uitstoot van personenvoertuigen blijkt dat moderne dieselvoertuigen (Euro 6) met 100% hernieuwbare diesel de minste CO2-emissies hebben per 100 gereden kilometers. Gevolgd door elektrisch rijden, de optie die tegelijkertijd ook lagere energiekosten heeft per 100 km. Opvallend is dat de …

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studio Gear Up welcomes new partner Carlo Hamelinck

By / 02/04/2020 / Analysis, Bio-based, Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Circular economy, Climate change, EU28, Greenhouse gas emissions, Netherlands, Policy, Publications, RED, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Scenario

1st April 2020 Carlo Hamelinck has joined studio Gear Up as one of the three partners. Carlo’s more than twenty years experience in sustainable bioenergy and international consultancy services is a valuable addition to the service portfolio of studio Gear Up. Carlo will dedicate his strategic thinking to what both …

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2019 is a disruptive year in Dutch new car sales

By / 31/03/2020 / Analysis, Electric mobility, Netherlands, Passenger cars, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Transport sector

Sales of electric vehicle shake up the Dutch passenger car market. 2019 sees for the first time in new car sales the bestselling model electric rather than a combustion engine. A popular website in the Netherlands for passenger car information – Autoweek.nl – keeps record of the best selling passenger …

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Dutch Minister wants an obligation for sustainable aviation fuels

By / 31/03/2020 / Aviation sector, Biofuels, Climate change, EU28, Netherlands, Policy, Publications, Renewable energy

Within three years from now, airplanes in Europe should be obliged to partially use sustainable aviation fuels, says Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management. studio Gear Up, together with E4tech, provided the underlying analysis. Together with a group of EU Member States Van Nieuwenhuizen wants to …

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2030 CO2 emission targets in transport demand 30% reduction of fossil fuels use

By / 24/02/2020 / Biofuels, Climate change, Electric mobility, ESR, EU28, Policy, Publications, RED, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Scenario, Transport sector

To achieve the 2030 CO2 emission reduction targets that are in line with the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR), fossil energy use in transport will have to be capped to a level of maximum 9 thousand PJ, nearly 30% lower than the 2017 amount of 12,7 thousand PJ. The current targets …

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18% renewable energy in EU28 by 2018 – 82% to go

By / 26/02/2020 / Electricity sector, Heating and cooling sector, Policy, Publications, Renewable energy, Transport sector

18% renewable energy in total energy use in EU28 by 2018, show data of Eurostat. So more than 80% still fossil. We have to gear up.   Renewable use in heating an cooling provides largest contribution (> 100 Mtoe) in energy demand. Heating and cooling is half of all energy needs …

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Research into a blending obligation for sustainable aviation fuels

By / 08/03/2020 / Analysis, Aviation sector, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Climate change, E-fuels, EU28, Low carbon fuels, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels

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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Management of the Netherlands Platform Sustainable Biofuels

By / 26/02/2020 / Bio-based economy, Circular economy, Netherlands, Policy, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Transport sector

For: The Netherlands Platform Sustainable Biofuels [Oct 2016 – now] Executing the daily management of the independent knowledge and innovation Platform (i) to support the decarbonization of the transport sector and (ii) to enable the builds up of a biobased economy in The Netherlands. Studio Gear Up is in charge …

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Expert support on Advanced Biofuels

By / 26/02/2020 / Analysis, Biofuels, Climate change, E-fuels, Electric mobility, ESR, EU28, Low carbon fuels, Passenger cars, Policy, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Scenario, Transport sector

For: DG Energy of European Commission [Jan – Dec 2019] In this support contract to DG Energy of the European Commission, studio Gear Up provided support services during the 2nd EU-India Conference on Advanced Biofuels, held in New Delhi, March 2019. In another project under this contract studio Gear Up …

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Quick scan on sustainable biomass supply-chains

By / 26/02/2020 / Analysis, Bio-based economy, Biomass, Landscape approach, Projects, Renewable energy, Social development, Sustainable development

For: Solidaridad [Sep – Dec 2019] Solidaridad is an development NGO that works towards sustainable production of various agro-based commodities. In particular, the organization aims at strengthening the social conditions and structures of smallholders at the beginning of supply chains. This project was about exploring in a quick scan the …

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