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Transportation and fuels: looking ahead at heavy-duty vehicles
Looking back on developments in heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) technology over the past 20–25 years, one could rightly describe them as a ‘total makeover’. The improvements are particularly obvious...
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Transportation and fuels: looking ahead at the future of marine fuels
The global marine fuel market is generally accepted to be about 250 million tonnes per annum (pa). Today’s marine fuel would be recognisable to those who bought, sold and used marine fuels for th...
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Well-to-Wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context
This is a joint study by EUCAR / JRC / CONCAWE. Study Objectives:
Establish, in a transparent and objective manner, a consensual well-to-wheels energy use and GHG emissions assessment of a wide...
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CONCAWE Review – Spring 2013
Fifty years ago—in October 1963—six international oil companies operating European refineries decided to form a new Study Group. The objective of this Study Group was to assist the oil companies...
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European cross-country oil pipelines
CONCAWE first became involved with oil pipeline safety issues in the mid-1960s when it started collecting information and statistics on incidents and spills related to European cross-country oil pi...
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Fifty years of air quality conservation
Looking back over 50 years, it is clear why attention to air quality and its relationship with emissions has been, and still is, one of the leading activities carried out by CONCAWE for its members...
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Fifty years of fuel quality and vehicle emissions
In the late 1970s, with growing emphasis on urban air quality in Europe, CONCAWE embarked on new research related to fuels and vehicles.
After only a few years, it became clear that fuel propert...
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Formation of ‘Stichting CONCAWE’ in 1963
Fifty years ago—in October 1963—six international oil companies operating European refineries decided to form a new Study Group.
The objective of this Study Group was to assist the oil compan...
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Health research over 50 years
CONCAWE has been working on health issues since its formation in 1963. In the early years, the focus of this work was on occupational health hazards and risks in the refining industry.
Over the...
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Providing information and guidance on water and soil management
When CONCAWE was formed in 1963, the conservation of Europe’s water resources was one of the main drivers, following the commitment made by the industry at the 6th World Petroleum Congress. Wate...
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Supporting the oil industry’s commitment to safe operations
The refining industry values the safety of its employees and staff working in its installations, as well as those living in communities near to its installations. Personal safety and safe operation...
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The evolution of oil refining in Europe
Back in 1963 when CONCAWE was founded, the world looked very different from what it is today, and so did the global and European refining industry. Oil product markets were expanding fast and new r...
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A new ‘pooled’ analysis of benzene effects on human health
For many years, the effects of benzene on human health have been a concern of health experts and air quality regulators. Because of these concerns, regulatory limits and technological developments...
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Benchmarking CO2 emissions from European refineries
The regulatory landscapeUnder the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive, industrial emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) must deliver emission permits or allowances every year...
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Evaluating the Value of a Life Year (VOLY)
Today’s European air quality policy uses cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to assess the effectiveness of different measures to mitigate air pollution. This involves comparing the cost of achieving emi...
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Interview with CONCAWE’s first Research Associate
Lucia Gonzalez Bajos, seconded from Repsol, became CONCAWE’s first Research Associate in October 2011 to advance air quality studies using remote sensing techniques.
The CONCAWE Review depart...
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CONCAWE Review 21.2
Welcome to the latest edition of the CONCAWE Review. As CONCAWE begins its 50th anniversary year in 2013, we continue to focus on high quality, scientifically objective research that is of value to...
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CONCAWE Review – Summer 2012
Volume 21, Number 1: Welcome to the latest edition of the CONCAWE Review. I hope you will find these articles of interest. Issues such as energy efficiency and air quality are very topical, while REAC...
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CONCAWE’s market fuel survey: assessing progress in biofuel blending
The use of bio-derived blending components in transport fuels is increasing around the world as a result of legislative initiatives to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improve energ...
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Europe’s oil pipelines: 40 years of results
The Oil Pipelines Management Group (OPMG) is one of CONCAWE’s oldest, having been in existence since the early 1970s. OPMG is open to all European oil pipeline operators and provides a unique fo...
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Petroleum products: looking back over the past 50 years
The field of petroleum products in CONCAWE has historically been concerned with product stewardship and chemicals control legislation relating to the production, marketing and use of petroleum subs...
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REACH: petroleum industry support to registration and compliance
The petroleum industry successfully met the first REACH deadline in December 2010 with the registration of all petroleum substances and sulphur....
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Reducing the concentration of fine particulates in ambient air
From many health and epidemiological studies, it is generally accepted that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) is harmful to human health and that actions should be taken to reduce the concentra...
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Refinery energy systems and efficiency
Oil refineries manufacture a wide range of petroleum products, mainly transport fuels (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, marine fuels), heating and industrial fuels, and chemical feedstocks.
All must...