Transportation fuels are among the largest sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU. In line with the European Green Deal’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, 15 EU-funded projects are introducing renewable fuel technologies that will support the clean energy transition in the transport sector and help EU’s energy independence. Transportation accounts for a large share of the total energy consumption in Europe and contributes to approximately one fourth of global direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion. Advanced biofuels are a promising alternative that could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the sector fast. This Results Pack on Renewable Fuels aims to showcase the contribution of novel technologies in replacing fossil fuels in line with “Fit for 55” and REPowerEU. The 15 Horizon 2020 projects featured in the Pack will show how advanced biofuels and synthetic renewable fuel technologies can help pave the way towards energy security and autonomy, placing Europe in the lead of the net-zero industrial revolution.
Authors
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, European Research Executive Agency, Publications Office of the European Union
- Catalogue number
- ZZ-02-24-013-EN-N ZZ-02-24-013-EN-Q ZZ-02-24-013-EN-C
- Citation
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Research Executive Agency, Publications Office of the European Union, CORDIS results pack on renewable fuels , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2830/304351
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2830/045915 https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2830/115851 https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2830/304351
- ISBN
- 978-92-78-44138-8
- ISSN
- 2599-8293
- Pages
- 00032
- Published in
- Belgium
- Size
- 1.9x297.0x100.0MM
- Themes
- Energy research
- weight
- 105.0
Table of Contents
- CORDIS Results Pack on renewable fuels 1
- Contents 2
- Editorial 2
- Decisive steps towards carbon neutrality in the transport sector 2
- Cost-effective biofuels production could slash transport's global warming potential 3
- Flexible feedstock and small-scale primary conversion 3
- Simplified syngas ‘cleaning’ and intensified biocrude production 0
- From biocrude to functional fuel: considerable global warming reduction 4
- From domestic sewage waste to your gas tank: advanced biofuels from sewage 5
- From sewage sludge to drop-in gasoline and diesel 6
- Sewage-derived biofuels go for a test drive 6
- Sewage sludge prepares to take flight 6
- Steel plant CO2 fuels the shipping sector with greener methanol 7
- CO2 capture coupled with methanol production 7
- From steel industry blast furnace gas to methanol for the shipping industry 7
- Optimised approaches to biofuels production in existing refineries 8
- Primary conversion of diverse biomass feedstocks into bio-oil 9
- Bio-oil to bio-gasoline and biodiesel: co-processing at existing refineries 9
- A tool to help refineries choose optimal processes 9
- From biomass residues and waste to drop-in aviation fuels 10
- Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass and waste to biocrude, flexibly and sustainably 11
- More than biocrude: biogas and fertiliser products 11
- Accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation 11
- Exploiting available land to promote sustainable bioenergy in Europe 12
- MUC lands, a viable option in producing bioenergy 12
- Sustainability tool for bioenergy production 13
- Valuable information on Europe-wide availability of MUC lands 13
- Innovative technologies provide high-performance, low-emission biofuel 14
- A cascade of innovative processes 14
- A well-to-wheel winner in the making 14
- Retrofitting EU industries for bioenergy 16
- Best practice focus 16
- A focus on the future 16
- Breakthrough biotechnology enables engineered bacteria to churn out sustainable biofuels 17
- Tiny microorganisms riding to the rescue 18
- New pathway to the use of CO2 for advanced biofuels 18
- Highly efficient conversion of wet and dry biogenic waste into fuels 19
- Contributing to a circular economy 19
- Supporting local economies with the Heat-To-Fuel biorefinery 20
- Molten salts improve transport biofuel production 21
- Overcoming the barriers to commercial use of biofuels 21
- A promising path from biomass to middle distillates 21
- Raising the maturity of the technology 22
- Synthetic kerosene from renewable sources could power the transition to zero-emission flying 23
- An unconventional route to converting CO2 into fuel 23
- Ideal for decentralised systems relying on renewable energy 24
- Advanced process makes biodiesel greener, cheaper and competitive 25
- Sustainable alternative to fossil fuels 25
- Effective conversion of residual biomass into green methanol 25
- Most promising biomass supply chains 26
- Microorganisms transform waste gas into sustainable fuel 27
- Fermentation of steelmaking waste gases 27
- Demonstration plant 28
- Reducing waste streams from the steelmaking industry 28
- Converting waste wood into biofuel from steelmaking 29
- Production of biocoal from waste wood 29
- Torero pilot plant 29
- Towards climate neutrality 30
- CORDIS Results Pack 31
- Projects Info Pack on Innovative Biomethane for REPowerEU 32
