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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 / Publications, Workshops

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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Higher ambitions, but potentially more fossil

By Eric van den Heuvel / 07/06/2023 / Publications

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

By Eric van den Heuvel / 25/05/2023 / Publications

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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Blockchain for renewable fuels

By Loes Knotter / 07/04/2023 / Projects

For: Dutch Blockchain Coalition [September 2022 – March 2023] In this innovation project, sector parties have assessed the use of Distributed Ledger Technologie (DTL) such as blockchain based applications for the renewable fuels industry. studio Gear Up acted as project lead. The project consortium consisted of fuel suppliers such as

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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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Quick-scan analysis on the ‘Renewable energy in transport’ multiplier for biofuels in shipping

By Eric van den Heuvel / 24/11/2022 / Projects, Workshops

For: RVO – Netherlands Enterprise Agency [October 2022] RVO, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, asked studio Gear Up for a concise analysis on the height of the multiplier that currently is used for bunkering advanced biofuels to the maritime sector. The specific question concerned whether a change to the factor for

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The carbon footprint of methanol produced from various feedstocks

By Carlo Hamelinck / 04/02/2022 / Projects

For: Methanol Institute [January – October 2021] Methanol is an important base chemical and, when produced from renewable sources, methanol is interesting as a low carbon alternative fuel for e.g. the shipping sector. To understand the carbon savings that can be achieved by renewable methanol, requires up-to-date information on the

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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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sGU-Rapport ‘Inzet van biobrandstoffen uit voedsel- en voedergewassen’

By Eric van den Heuvel / 08/10/2021 / Publications

Een onderzoek van studio Gear Up in opdracht van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat n.a.v. de aangehouden Motie (35626-21) van Kamerlid De Hoop over een afbouwpad van biobrandstoffen uit voedsel- en voedergewassen. Het rapport is hier te downloaden. In de Kamerbrief van Staatssecretaris Van Weyenberg van 8 oktober waarin

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