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September 3, 2018
Life-cycle analysis – a look into the key parameters affecting life-cycle CO2 emissions of passengers cars
This article presents the basis of a Concawe analysis comparing the life-cycle CO2 emissions of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and investigates the im...
September 3, 2018
Climate impacts of particulate pollutants emitted from international shipping
A Concawe study aims to provide a better understanding of the uncertainties relating to the climate impacts of international shipping emissions....
September 3, 2018
A comparison of the impacts of Euro 6 diesel passenger cars and ZEVs on urban air quality compliance
A Concawe study aims to determine how real-driving emissions from the latest Euro 6 diesel passenger cars will impact ambient air quality compliance under different scenarios, and compares the results...
August 31, 2018
Review of Tier 1 Workplace Exposure Estimates for Petroleum Substances in REACH dossiers
Report no. 13/18: For the exposure assessment in the 2010 REACH dossiers of petroleum substances, Concawe has used the Tier 1 exposure model ECETOC TRA v.2. In order to account for the heavier, less v...
August 31, 2018
2013 survey of effluent quality and water use at European refineries
Report no. 12/18: Since 1969, Concawe has been gathering and compiling data on aqueous effluents from European oil refinery installations. Surveys have been completed at 3-5 yearly intervals and the s...
August 27, 2018
Concawe Review 27.1
As the July 2018 edition of the Concawe Review is about to be published, the news and weather channels are reporting the record high temperatures of summer 2018, providing further evidence of climate...
July 4, 2018
European downstream oil industry safety performance
Report no. 11/18: The twenty-fourth annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance presents work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors and...
May 7, 2018
Real driving emissions of Euro6 diesel passenger cars and their impact on urban air quality
Concawe commissioned two studies in 2017 to determine the expected emissions from the latest Euro6 diesel passenger cars (including Euro 6d certified since September 2017) under the new testing method...
May 3, 2018
Regular short-term peak exposure to benzene in the supply chain of petroleum products – Review of exposure and existing industry practices for targeted risk management
Report no. 9/18: Exposures to benzene and benzene-containing products are generally well controlled within industry. However, given the recent findings of a possible association of myelodysplastic syn...
April 24, 2018
A comparison of real driving emissions from Euro 6 diesel passenger cars with zero emission vehicles and their impact on urban air quality compliance – Urban air quality study: extension I
Report no. 8/18: This report describes an extension to the Urban Air Quality Study commissioned by Concawe that explored how urban air quality is affected by emissions from road transport and domestic...
April 20, 2018
European Air Quality Trends for NO2 and PM
Background to European Air Quality Trends for NO2 and PM Air quality is a complex issue as it is influenced by a variety of factors. The term air quality refers to the degree to which the air in a par...
April 17, 2018
The Low Carbon Pathways Project. A holistic framework to explore the role of liquid fuels in future EU low-emission mobility (2050) – Working Plan
This working plan is the first publication in a series planned to assess the technology developments across different transport sectors that will contribute to the EU decarbonisation goals and defines...
April 3, 2018
Expectations for Actual Euro 6 Vehicle Emissions
Report Objectives:
To summarise the steps in Euro 6 legislation;
To show the expected actual tailpipe emissions under Euro 6, focusing on NOx emissions from diesel passenger cars;
To provid...
March 27, 2018
Sulphur dioxide emissions from oil refineries in Europe (2015)
Report no. 5/18: This report describes the results of the 2015 survey into the sulphur pathways in European refineries. This includes the distribution of sulphur in products, the capture and recovery...
March 12, 2018
The low-dose benzene debate needs a sharp blade
The health effects of benzene have been a major concern for regulators and health experts for many years. This has led to significantly lower regulatory threshold limits (such as occupational exposure...
March 12, 2018
The EU refining industry and the challenge of the IMO global sulphur limit for bunker fuels
As refineries face the prospect of a 0.5% m/m global sulphur limit in marine fuel oil by 2020, a number of studies have been carried out to assess the challenges they will face in meeting the demand f...
March 12, 2018
New Concawe web-based water use/effluent quality survey
A new survey aims to address EU initiatives on the sustainable use of water resources. In recent years the development and implementation of EU legislation, including the Water Framework Directive, th...
March 12, 2018
Concawe Safety Management Group: strategy review
Improvement in European downstream oil refining industry safety performance is evident over the years since the first Concawe safety report in 1993. However, the Safety Management Group (SMG) recognis...
March 12, 2018
Recent studies on real driving emissions of diesel passenger cars
Real driving emissions (RDE) from passenger cars has come under close scrutiny in recent times due to a perceived divergence between stated certification and measured on-road performance. This has bee...
February 27, 2018
Addendum to “Gasoline ether oxygenate occurrence in Europe, and a review of their fate and transport characteristics in the environment”
Report no. 3/18: Ether oxygenates are added to certain gasoline (petrol) formulations to improve combustion efficiency and to increase the octane rating. In 2012 Concawe published the findings of rese...
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