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High blends of renewable fuels for the heavy-duty fleet in the Netherlands

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/10/2025 / Projects

KiM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis (Kennisinstituut voor Mobiliteit – KiM) commissioned studio Gear Up to conduct research to explore the options for high-blends of renewable fuels in the heavy-duty fleet. This research served as input for KiM’s (2025) report: Renewable fuels in high blends in road freight transport , which provides recommendations for Dutch policy makers aiming to shape climate action in the road sector. The study sets out to explore alternative fuel options available to heavy-duty vehicles given that there is “uncertainty about the pace of truck electrification”.

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Mobility Monitor 2025

By Eric van den Heuvel / 13/03/2025 / Projects

We developed for NOVE an annually recurring Mobility Monitor that provides insights on vehicle fleet volumes development and indicates how the liquid and gaseous fuel demand, as well as the deployment of electricity, in The Netherlands transport sector is expected to grow or decline over time.

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Overview of renewable fuels in Dutch transport

By Eric van den Heuvel / 31/10/2024 / Projects

For: Scania Netherlands B.V. [October 2024] For its reporting on the Science Based targets, Scania needs to understand the deployment of renewable fuels in transport in several counties, among which The Netherlands. We have been asked to provide information about the volumes of renewable fuels deployed in 2023 in The

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Mobility Monitor 2023

By Eric van den Heuvel / 20/03/2024 / Projects

For: NOVE – Netherlands Business Association for Independent Fuel Suppliers [February 2022 – March 2024] For Dutch-based NOVE, the Netherlands Business Association for Independent Fuel Suppliers, studio Gear Up developed an annually recurring Mobility Monitor that provides insights on vehicle fleet volumes development and indicates how the liquid and gaseous

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Master Lectures on Renewable Fuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/05/2023 / Projects

For: HAN Automotive [May 2023] [May 2022] [Jan – Mar 2020] At the Automotive department of the HAN University of Applied Science Master students are educated in engine and fuel development and optimisation to secure proper, clean and efficient operation. In 2020, 2022 and 2023 Eric van den Heuvel provided

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Mobility Monitor 2022

By Eric van den Heuvel / 24/03/2023 / Projects

For: NOVE – Netherlands Business Association for Independent Fuel Suppliers [November 2022 – February 2023] For NOVE studio Gear Up developed an annual Mobility Monitor that shows development in fleet volumes and expected fuel demand over time. February 2023 the most recent Monitor was published. The Monitor consists of two

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EU-India Stakeholder Group on Advanced biofuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 13/02/2023 / Projects

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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To drop in or to adapt the engine?

By Loes Knotter / 29/03/2022 / Projects

Comparing total cost of ownership of renewables in heavy-duty trucks For: Dutch Platform Renewable Fuels and RVO [October 2021 – March 2022] studio Gear Up performed a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis on long-haul heavy duty (40t) trucks in the Netherlands. The study was commissioned by the Dutch Platform

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The role of biodiesel in EU climate action

By Carlo Hamelinck / 07/12/2021 / Projects

For: EBB – European Biodiesel Board [April – October 2021] European Biodiesel Board (EBB) asked studio Gear Up 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 policy makers and

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The inevitable role of renewable fuels to reduce climate impact of transport

By Eric van den Heuvel / 05/11/2020 / Publications

November 5, 2020, Eindhoven University of Technology held one of its EnergyDays. The event was organized by the recently founded Eindhoven Institute for Renewable energy Systems (EIRES) and focused on Sustainable Mobility and Transport. View the whole event here. Richard van de Sanden, director of EIRES and DIFFER, chaired the

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