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ECA: The EU’s support for sustainable biofuels in transport – An unclear route ahead
The European Court of Auditors recently published a “Special report, the EU’s support for sustainable biofuels in transport – An unclear route ahead”. This report strongly criticises EU policy on biofuels.
European Parliament: Study assessing the potential of sustainable fuels in transport
To assist the European Parliament's (EP) TRAN committee, a study was conducted by the EP's Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies together with external authors from Trinomics and Aether, on the potential of sustainable fuels in transport.
Horizon Europe projects - latest news on biomass project launches and updates
Horizon Europe, an European Union initiative to fund projects tackling climate change, announced the launch of two new projects relating to the production of biofuels and provided updates on ongoing projects.
Vertoro
Vertoro is a "capital-backed and university-backed chemical startup with a novel and protected approach to transforming woody and agricultural residues into a wide range of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels".
High Ambition Coalition: End the Fossil Fuel Era & Move Towards a Clean Energy World | 2023
In this letter from the High Ambition Coalition, 18 government officials from around the world stress the importance of limiting global warming to 1.5C and making the energy transition a fair one...
France24 interview with Andre Faaij (TNO) on the benefits of the EU Nature Restoration Law
In an interview with France24, Andre Faaij argues that the stalling of the EU's Nature Restoration Law is a "tragedy", as what it "wants to achieve is very important for future food production", as well as for reforestation.
EU publishes new ruleset for biomass co-processing
Early June 2023 the European Commission adopted the delegated act that describes the new ruleset how to determine the bio-component in the final product of a refinery, when bio-based oil is co-processed with fossil fuel in that refinery.
PHB: Support for industry letter calling for stimulation of intermediate crops | 2023
Platform Renewable Fuels supports the recently published industry letter calling for the stimulation of intermediate crops, such as catch and cover crops, by inclusion in the Annex IX Part A of the Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II).
Cerulogy: The fat of the land–The impact of biofuel demand on the European market for rendered animal fats
This report by Cerulogy was commissioned by Transport&Environment and delves into the different categorisations of animal fats as feedstock and their possible consequences.
PHB: reaction to Transport & Environment/Cerulogy on animal fats for biofuels | 2023
The Platform's reaction to Cerulogy's recent report, commissioned by Transport & Environment, on the use and classification of animal fats as feedstock for biofuels and other applications.
HCSS & CE Delft: Decarbonising maritime bunkering in the Netherlands and the embargo on Russian oil | 2023
This report develops qualitative storylines that focus on the impacts of the sanctions on Russian oil on bunkering in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp ports and the implementation of FF55 plans.
PHB: Factsheet ontwikkeling van het elektrisch wagenpark tot 2030 | 2022
Deze factsheet werd eerder gepubliceerd bij deze campagne van Platform Hernieuwbare Brandstoffen: "Elektrisch Rijden Groeit Hard". Download hem hier.
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UK CCC: Land Use: Reducing emissions and preparing for climate change | 2018
This report by the UK's Climate Change Committee identifies areas where changes can enable land-owners to deliver climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives, among the other priorities for land use.
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A Crediting System for E-fuels in the CO2 Performance Standard | 2023
The topic of renewable fuels is seeing a lot of debate this month, thanks to Germany’s sudden renegotiation of the CO2 performance standard, part of the “fit for 55” package. The Platform thinks distributed ledger technologies might make Germany's proposal technically possible.
Why pay attention to ETS II?
A short blog post on the new ETS for buildings and transport in the EU, warning that volumes for renewable fuels may need to increase to double the currently mandated volumes (per RED) by 2028.
WUR presentation on biomass and biobased economy
A chapter from Wageningen University & Research's project showcase magazine, highlighting their biomass research initiatives such as BECOOL, BIKE and more. It talks about indirect land use change, logistics challenges and economic opportunities when it comes to utilizing biomass.
