Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SAF allowances may not be the best instrument to ramp up SAF production

By / / Aviation sector, Biofuels, E-fuels, Energy transition, EU, EU-ETS, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, SAF, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

European Commission introduced new support mechanism for the ramping up of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) deployment Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are renewable fuels that replace fossil based kerosine in aircrafts and are seen as an important option to mitigate climate emissions in the aviation sector. Generally, these alternative fuels are […]

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Understanding the EU and NL carbon emission obligation schemes for SAF production

By / / Carbon emissions, Greenhouse gas emissions, Projects, Renewable energy, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

For: a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer August – October 2024] A Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer focused on the Netherlands, asked studio Gear Up to assist them in identifying their obligations under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Dutch national CO2 taxation scheme.  For this analysis, studio Gear

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Webinar Carbon Accounting Renewables Fuels

By / / Aviation sector, Biofuels, Carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate change, E-fuels, Greenhouse gas emissions, Low carbon fuels, Maritime, Publications, RED, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Transport sector

PDF’s of presentation are available now Please see the links in the programme section below for downloads of the PDF’s. EU-India SAGB Webinar The Carbon Accounting Renewable Fuels webinar took place on 28 August 2024 and was organised by the EU-India Stakeholder Group on Advanced Biofuels (EU-India SGAB) in the

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Perspective on SAF and Biomethane in Europe

By / / Aviation sector, Bio-based economy, Biofuels, Climate change, Maritime, Market Development, Methane, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Strategy analysis, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Transport sector, Workshop

Prior to the 2024 European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (June 2024, Marseille) a tripartite meeting between EU, India and China delegations from research bodies, industrial companies and policy makers was organised to exchange how in the three regions the perspectives for biomethane and for sustainable aviation fuels could be enhanced.

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

By / / 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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Compliance risk for obligated parties due to lack of (planned) eSAF production volumes 

By / / Analysis, Aviation sector, E-fuels, EU, Publications, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

ReFuelEU Aviation has set first mandates for the blending of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF, and eSAF when produced from renewable electricity). Some production plants are already in operation and many more have been announced. From 2030 onwards production volumes, in particular for eSAF, need to ramp up following the set

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Higher ambitions, but potentially more fossil

By / / 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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EU-India Stakeholder Group on Advanced biofuels

By / / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, Carbon Footprint, Circular economy, Climate change, Energy policy, EU, Greenhouse gas emissions, Heavy Duty vehicles, India, Market Development, Passenger cars, Projects, Renewable fuels, Road transport, Shipping sector, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Transport sector

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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Groeiende behoefte aan hernieuwbare waterstof voor luchtvaartbrandstoffen in Nederland

By / / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, E-fuels, Hydrogen, Netherlands, Publications, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Scenario, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

In opdracht van het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat heeft studio Gear Up een onderzoek uitgevoerd naar de waterstofbehoefte van de Nederlandse luchtvaartsector richting 2030 en 2050. Waterstof is nodig voor de productie van duurzame, biogene luchtvaartbrandstof (SAF) en e-SAF (op basis van waterstof, uit elektrolyse van hernieuwbare elektriciteit, en

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Demand for hydrogen in aviation fuels in the Netherlands

By / / Aviation sector, Bio-based, Biofuels, E-fuels, Market Development, Netherlands, Projects, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel

For: Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Department of Aviation [September – December 2022] July 2021 the European Commission presented a proposal for a regulation that would set mandatory targets for the deployment of renewable fuels in the European transport sector, known as ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’. Aimed to be implemented

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