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November 18, 2021
Advanced Emission Controls and Sustainable Renewable Fuels for Low Pollutant and CO2 Emissions on a Diesel Passenger Car
Research efforts into advanced emission control systems led to significant reduction of pollutant emissions of modern internal combustion engines. Sustainable renewable fuels are used to further reduc...
October 28, 2021
Re-Stream: Study on the reuse of oil and gas infrastructure for hydrogen and CCS in Europe
In the European Green Deal, the EU has set itself the ambitious target of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, with an intermediate target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by...
October 20, 2021
LCA of low carbon fuels passenger cars (SIA paper)
This joint study between Aramco and Concawe uses a Cradle-to-Grave approach to assess the life cycle impacts of passenger car vehicles including emissions related to the manufacturing and infrastructu...
October 14, 2021
Developing worker and consumer exposure scenarios for identified uses of petroleum substances under REACH – 2020 edition
Report no. 9/21: This report sets out the approaches that Concawe has adopted in developing worker and consumer Exposure Scenarios for identified uses of petroleum substances under REACH. Exposure Sce...
October 12, 2021
First Aid Reference Guide – 2021 update
Report no. 8/21: The “First Aid Reference Guide – 2021 update” is designed to provide additional information on the first aid measures in the event of significant on-site exposures to petroleum...
September 4, 2021
Assessment of oil refinery wastewater and effluent integrating bioassays, mechanistic modelling and bioavailability evaluation
Water is used in petroleum oil refineries in significant volumes for cooling, steam generation and processing of raw materials. Effective water management is required at refineries to ensure their e...
September 2, 2021
Transition towards Low Carbon Fuels by 2050: Scenario analysis for the European refining sector
Report no. 7/21: This report is a theoretical assessment of different potential trajectories (scenarios) for the EU refining industry to contribute to EU climate targets. With a wide focus on road, av...
August 26, 2021
Fuel Effects on Regulated and Unregulated Emissions from Two Commercial Euro V and Euro VI Road Transport Vehicles
Substantial advances in European road vehicle emissions have been achieved over the past three decades driven by strengthening revisions in emissions legislation and enabled by advances in fuel, vehic...
August 24, 2021
Sustainable biomass availability in the EU, to 2050
The aim of this report is to provide an estimation of the sustainable biomass potential availability in the European Union and the UK by 2030 and 2050 and to provide an evaluation of the advanced biof...
August 15, 2021
Application of the target lipid model to assess toxicity of heterocyclic aromatic compounds to aquatic organisms
Heterocyclic aromatic compounds can be found in crude oil and coal and often co‐exist in environmental samples with their homocyclic aromatic counterparts. The target lipid model (TLM) is a modeling...
August 6, 2021
Determining the temperature dependency of biodegradation kinetics for 34 Hydrocarbons while avoiding chemical and microbial confounding factors
Biodegradation kinetics data are keystone for evaluating the environmental persistence and risk of chemicals. Biodegradation kinetics depend highly on the prevailing temperature, which influences micr...
August 5, 2021
Hydrogen4EU Report
The European Green Deal, published in December 2019 by the European Commission, strengthened the previously announced objectives in terms of sustainability, renewable energy deployment and reduction o...
August 4, 2021
Distribution of ETBE-degrading microorganisms and functional capability in groundwater, and implications for characterising aquifer ETBE biodegradation potential
Microbes in aquifers are present suspended in groundwater or attached to the aquifer sediment. Groundwater is often sampled at gasoline ether oxygenate (GEO)-impacted sites to assess the potential bio...
July 14, 2021
European downstream oil industry safety performance
Report no. 6/21: The 2020 annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance presents work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors and process sa...
June 28, 2021
A comparison of three methods to assess natural source zone depletion at paved fuel retail sites
Natural source zone depletion (NSZD) encompasses all processes that result in petroleum hydrocarbon light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) mass loss. Vertical gas transport between the subsurface and...
June 25, 2021
Regulator-suggested ‘temperature correction’ of biodegradation rates leads to overestimation of persistence for hydrocarbon substances (Concawe Review 30.1)
Since 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has required that all new biodegradation simulation tests be carried out at 12°C, and now also requires that half-life criteria resulting from studies...
June 25, 2021
The optimal vehicle electrification level in a battery-constrained future (Concawe Review 30.1)
In light of the EU’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether battery production capacity will be able to meet the growing deman...
June 25, 2021
Concawe’s transport and fuel outlook towards the EU 2030 climate targets (baseline and sensitivity analysis) (Concawe Review 30.1)
A new Concawe report identifies key enablers and potential barriers associated with boosting the penetration of renewable energy and improving GHG intensity in the European transport sector towards 20...
June 25, 2021
How Covid-19 lockdown affected air pollution in Europe — a multi-city analysis (Concawe Review 30.1)
Concawe has undertaken a city-level analysis to quantify the ways in which the Covid-19 lockdown measures have had an impact on air quality in Europe. This article presents the results of the analysis...
June 25, 2021
Understanding the process of setting air quality limit values and the associated compliance challenge—the ozone study (Concawe Review 30.1)
The European Commission is proposing to revise air quality standards to align them more closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
This article focuses on O₃, and assesses how...
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