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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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Evaluation of bioenergy feedstock opportunities for the production of biofuels

By Carlo Hamelinck / 01/03/2024 / Analysis, Bio-based, Biofuels, EU, feedstock, Policy, Projects, Transport sector, wastes / residues

For: Multinational energy company [December 2022 – December 2023] Our client, a market player within the Dutch oil and energy industry, sought clarity on the EU regulatory landscape for feedstock for biofuels. With a vision of producing advanced biofuels with low well-to-wheel carbon intensity, they required insights into how certain

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Strategic support on understanding of the renewable energy and fuel regulatory and market landscape

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/02/2024 / Analysis, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Climate change, Global energy analysis, Industry, Low carbon fuels, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Strategy analysis, Transport sector

For: A downstream oil and gas company [January – December 2023] Our client sought our assistance in navigating the complexities of the transition of the transport fuel sector towards higher shares of renewable energy. Specifically, they required insights how the national implementation of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) impacts

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Understanding the fuel market transition using strategic scenario planning

By Eric van den Heuvel / 01/01/2024 / Analysis, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, E-fuels, Electric mobility, Greenhouse gas emissions, Hydrogen, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport sector, Shipping sector, Strategy analysis

For: A Netherlands fuel supplier [June – October 2023] A fuel supplier active in the Neterlands, aware of the ongoing transition to higher shares of renewable fuels (and electricity) in the transport fuel mix, seeked support in developing a better understanding of it opportunities for a future market position. studio

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Introducing the Dutch policy landscape surrounding renewable fuels: Opportunities for HBE-trading

By Carlo Hamelinck / 16/10/2023 / Biofuels, Carbon emissions, E-fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low carbon fuels, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects, RED, Renewable fuels, Workshop

For: Multinational fuel company [July – September 2023] We assisted a multinational fuel company, who wants to supply biofuels to the Dutch transport sector. To evaluate opportunities in the North West European market, they especially wanted to better understand the Dutch regulations governing renewable fuels, in particular the so-called HBE

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What is needed for drop-in advance biofuels industry built-up in EU

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/09/2023 / Analysis, Biofuels, E-fuels, Energy policy, EU, Industry, Market Development, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport sector, Shipping sector, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Subcontracted by: Exergia Energy and Environment Consultants S.A.For: CINEA – European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency [June – September 2023] studio Gear Up (Eric van den Heuvel) provided senior expert review to one of the draft chapters of the “Study on Development of Outlook for the Necessary Means to

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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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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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Master Lectures on Renewable Fuels

By Eric van den Heuvel / 30/05/2023 / Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Circular economy, Climate, Climate change, E-fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Heavy Duty vehicles, LCA, Lectures, 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 / 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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