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 […]
What is needed for drop-in advance biofuels industry built-up in EU Read More
“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
Europe needs more advanced biofuels to rapidly reduce transport emissions Read More
Voor: Provincie Noord-HollandUitgevoerd samen met: Royal Haskoning DHV [Oktober 2022 – Juni 2023] Naast elektriciteit en warmte zijn duurzame brandstoffen belangrijke energiedragers in de transitie naar een klimaatneutrale samenleving in Noord-Holland. Passend beleid is nodig voor deze brandstoffen. Provincie Noord-Holland had behoefte aan inzicht in de consequenties van inzet van
Verkenning effecten duurzame energiedragers Read More
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
How to prepare for ETS II? Join our workshop on 29 September 2023 Read More
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
Compliance risk for obligated parties due to lack of (planned) eSAF production volumes Read More
For: An international agricultural company [October 2022 – February 2023] The project was centered around the request to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of relevant policies and regulations regarding biofuels, bioenergy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and other related fields. The aim was to understand the content and implications of
Connecting the dots: A comprehensive analysis of EU biofuels and bioenergy policies Read More
For: Industrial client [June – December 2022] Methanol is a key product in the chemical industry. It is a globally traded base chemical, precursing many other products. It is also used as a fuel or fuel component and it is envisioned as a renewable fuel option, especially for the shipping
Markets for green e-methanol Read More
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,
Higher ambitions, but potentially more fossil Read More
2022 passenger car registrations in the Netherlands Passenger cars registrations keep going down while the average base price of models registered keeps going up. The registrations of battery electric vehicles for the third year in a row stabilized at around 70 thousand. Most striking is the ‘collapse’ of registrations of
“Honey, I shrunk the car sales!” Read More
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
Master Lectures on Renewable Fuels Read More
