Biofuels

Even California’s Biggest Ports Aren’t Betting On Hydrogen For Ships

California has been one of hydrogen’s most enthusiastic supporters for two decades. The state has subsidized hydrogen vehicles, backed refueling networks, supported fuel-cell buses and trucks, invested in hydrogen production and kept the technology prominent in its zero-emission transportation policies. Los Angeles and Long Beach, the two enormous ports that … [continued]

The Zombie Engine: How Brussels Bureaucrats Are Breathing False Life Into Combustion

If you poured rapeseed oil into a combustion engine and declared it a “zero-emission vehicle,” you would be laughed at. But in the EU Parliament, this fiction is being drafted into law. If you poured rapeseed oil into a combustion engine, watched toxic exhaust billow from the tailpipe, and declared … [continued]

Why Allowing “e-HEFA” to Count Towards the ReFuelEU e-SAF Mandate Would Be a Strategic Mistake

Under the ReFuelEU regulation, jet fuel suppliers face a dedicated sub-mandate requiring a growing share of synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF), i.e. SAF produced from green hydrogen combined with captured CO2, starting in 2030. Despite this obligation being known for years, most fuel suppliers have not developed their own e-SAF production … [continued]

Safeguarding the Integrity of EU Synthetic Fuels Targets under ReFuelEU Aviation & FuelEU Maritime

Director-General Céline Gauer , DG ENER Director Lukasz Kolinski, DG ENER Head of Unit Kitti Nyitrai, DG ENER Director-General Magda Kopczynska, DG MOVE Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe, DG CLIMA Member State Expert Group on Renewable Fuels We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern regarding the ongoing pressure to allow … [continued]

Powering Sovereignty

How electrification can lead our transport transition away from polluting fuel imports in the EU post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework. With the recurrent energy crisis affecting Europe’s energy supply, Europe’s post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework must do more than just increase the share of renewables in transport. It must also rethink its … [continued]