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October 1, 2005
PAH content of diesel fuels
Using the EU-refinery model introduced in the previous article, CONCAWE has evaluated the potential consequences of a reduction of the diesel fuel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) specification...
October 1, 2005
The potential of biofuels for energy and GHG savings in road transport
In December 2003, a consortium of JRC, EUCAR and CONCAWE published the first version of a comprehensive Well-to-Wheels (WTW) analysis of fuels and powertrains in the European context, focusing on ener...
August 21, 2005
Impact of a potential reduction of the polyaromatics content of diesel fuel on the EU refining industry
Report no. 7/05: The cost and CO2 emissions associated with the reduction of poly-aromatics (PAH)in the EU diesel fuel have been evaluated using the CONCAWE EU refining model.
A reduction of the di...
June 21, 2005
Evaluation of automotive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions
Report no. 4/05: CONCAWE has measured PAH emissions from a range of vehicles and fuels. For diesel vehicles, the relationship between fuel poly-aromatics content and PAH in exhaust emissions has been...
June 21, 2005
Factors potentially affecting the hearing of petroleum industry workers
Report no. 5/05: This report aims at giving an overview of the various factors that may influence thehearing of petroleum industry workers, including the issue of ‘ototoxic’ chemicalexposure. It a...
May 1, 2005
A European framework for water quality
In October 2000 the European Commission published an all-encompassing Directive for water. Five years on from the first concept, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was intended to replace a patchw...
May 1, 2005
European cross-country pipelines
The yearly CONCAWE report on the safety and environmental performance of European cross-country pipelines is complete and will be published soon.
The data collected for 2003 from 65 companies and o...
May 1, 2005
Automotive PAH emissions
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions have been of concern for many years due to potential carcinogenic effects, with several individual PAHs having been classified by IARC as either 'probab...
May 1, 2005
ERTRAC—European Road Transport Research Advisory Council
Road transport is one of the greatest conundrums challenging the sustainability of our lifestyles today. Mobility is essential—for the individual, for commerce and for industry. Indeed, the incre...
April 23, 2005
CONCAWE Review – Spring 2005
Volume 14, issue 1: ERTRAC was established in 2002 as an ‘Advisory Council’ with a view to improving European research in the road transport sector. Its first objectives were to develop a shared V...
February 6, 2005
Performance of European cross-country oil pipelines: Detailed description of reported spillages 1994 – 2004
This report has been published yearly by CONCAWE since 1971. Until 2004, the yearly report only dealt with detailed information on the spillages having occurred during the year. Every so often an over...
January 23, 2005
Fuel effects on emissions from advanced diesel engines and vehicles
Report no. 2/05: To update understanding on emissions from road transport, CONCAWE is continuing to assess fuel effects on emissions from new engine/vehicle technologies as they approach the market. I...
December 21, 2004
Method for monitoring exposure to LPG containing small amounts of 1,3- butadiene
Report no. 12/04: The validation of a sampling and analytical methodology is described for occupational exposure monitoring of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and its components including trace amounts...
November 22, 2004
European downstream oil industry safety performance: Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2003
Report no. 11/04: The tenth such report by CONCAWE, this issue includes statistical work accident data for the downstream oil industry’s own employees as well as contractors for the year 2003. Data...
November 1, 2004
The cost-effectiveness of NOx abatement in European refineries
In 2001, the UN-ECE set up the ‘Expert Group on Techno-Economic Issues’ (EGTEI) tasked with providing a comprehensive review of the European cost and effectiveness database for the abatement of...
November 1, 2004
Cost Benefit Analysis
As our society becomes more sophisticated, complex and integrated, societal issues are increasingly interlinked and these relationships are also better recognised.
Legislation has to follow suit...
November 1, 2004
The City Delta project
As part of the Clean Air For Europe (CAFE) programme, the so-called ‘City Delta project’ commenced in early 2002. The programme, as the name suggests, is designed to develop relationships betwe...
November 1, 2004
Downstream oil industry safety statistics
The collection and analysis of accident data is an essential element of a modern safety management system, and its importance is recognised throughout the oil industry. CONCAWE has been compiling stat...
November 1, 2004
Monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from oil refineries
The ‘Greenhouse gas emissions trading Directive’ (2003/87/EC), due to take effect in 2005, will require oil refineries to obtain permits for emitting CO2 and, more generally, greenhouse gases (GHG...
October 23, 2004
CONCAWE Review – Autumn 2004
Volume 13, issue no. 2: At the end of this year, Jean Castelein will leave CONCAWE as he reaches his well earned retirement from formal business life. Jean joined CONCAWE in December 2000 and has pres...
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