The maritime sector faces a fast-changing policy landscape. With the maritime sector now included in the scope of the EU emissions trading system and FuelEU Maritime fully applied from this year, fast action will be required by those across the industry to reduce emissions in shipping. This requires investment in […]
How to understand the dynamics of ETS for renewable fuels in the maritime sector Read More
We’re proud to share that Eric van den Heuvel has been appointed as Technical Coordinator of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy programme. The IEA Bioenergy TCP, established in 1978, is the leading global network on research and implementation of bioenergy, with 24 member countries across five continents. The members
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2024 is a pivotal year in new passenger car sales in the Netherlands. For the first time, new sales of vehicles with an electric drive train outperform new sales of vehicles with an internal combustion engine. 77%, more than 3 out of 4, of all new registered passenger cars in
In 2024 the ICEV-dominancy in new car sales in NL is broken Read More
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
Understanding the EU and NL carbon emission obligation schemes for SAF production Read More
For: Several fuel suppliers in the Netherlands [August – October 2024] studio Gear Up has been helping several fuel suppliers to the Dutch transport markets with practical preparations for the ETS 2 system, under which they will become an obligated party. To be prepared for these upcoming regulations, we have
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There is the need for transparent information flows on the attributes of renewable fuels used in transport markets. Transport and logistics activities represent a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions related the products that consumers buy. Renewable fuels play a fundamental role in reducing these emissions. The Clean Fuel Contract
Clean Fuel Contracts: Guidance to provide information about renewable fuels for end-users Read More
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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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.
Perspective on SAF and Biomethane in Europe Read More
For: ETFuels Ltd [December 2023 – February 2024] studio Gear Up conducted a carbon footprint calculation for ETFuels to provide insights into the greenhouse gas emission performance resulting from the e-methanol production process and related savings. ETFuels is currently developing e-methanol production plants in Europe and the USA. Their ambition
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With Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 the European Commission defined several options to certify low ILUC-risk feedstock for EU biofuels. Now that the criteria have been worked out and tested, it becomes clear that the approaches are highly complex, while the additional yields will likely be small. If low ILUC-risk certification
Challenges and risks of low ILUC-risk certification for the biofuel sector Read More
