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Guidance on the compilation of Safety Data Sheets for Petroleum Products
June 29, 2022

Guidance on the compilation of Safety Data Sheets for Petroleum Products

Report no. 9/22: This Guidance addresses the specific Concawe recommendations for authoring of (extended) Safety Data Sheets for Unknown or Variable composition, Complex reaction products or of Biolog...
Evaluation of plug-in hybrid vehicles in real-world conditions
June 20, 2022

Evaluation of plug-in hybrid vehicles in real-world conditions

Report no. 10/22: Assessing the real-world energetic performance and emissions of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEVs) is complex. First, because of the complexity of the powertrain itself, pairing thermal...
Comparison of PAC and MOAH for understanding the carcinogenic and developmental toxicity potential of mineral oils
June 8, 2022

Comparison of PAC and MOAH for understanding the carcinogenic and developmental toxicity potential of mineral oils

The carcinogenicity and developmental toxicity of unrefined mineral oil is related to its 3–7 ring polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) content. Therefore, refining operations focus on the targeted r...
Biodiversity Impact Assessment of future biomass provision for biofuel production – Phase 1
June 2, 2022

Biodiversity Impact Assessment of future biomass provision for biofuel production – Phase 1

This study aims to determine environmental impacts on biodiversity due to biomass production for bioenergy use. For this purpose the Biodiversity Impact Assessment (B.I.A.) method presented by Lindner...
Petroleum refinery effluent contribution to chemical mixture toxic pressure in the environment
May 16, 2022

Petroleum refinery effluent contribution to chemical mixture toxic pressure in the environment

Report no. 7/22: Petroleum refinery effluents (PRE) are wastewaters from industries associated with oil refining. Within EU, PREs are regulated through local discharge permits and receive significant...
User Manual for Concawe LNAPL Toolbox
April 21, 2022

User Manual for Concawe LNAPL Toolbox

Report no. 5/22: LNAPL stands for “Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids” or hydrocarbons that exist as a separate undissolved phase in the subsurface at some sites with legacy releases of fuels. They a...
Performance of European cross-country oil pipelines – Statistical summary of reported spillages in 2020 and since 1971
April 19, 2022

Performance of European cross-country oil pipelines – Statistical summary of reported spillages in 2020 and since 1971

Report no. 6/22: Concawe has collected 50 years of spillage data on European cross-country oil pipelines. At nearly 36,000 km the current inventory includes the majority of such pipelines in Europe, t...
Definition Guidelines of Water Reuse, Recycling and Reclamation for European Refinery Sector
March 11, 2022

Definition Guidelines of Water Reuse, Recycling and Reclamation for European Refinery Sector

Report no. 4/22: The current Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference document (BREF) for the mineral oil refining sector (REF BREF) contains requirements such as reducing water consumption by water...
Impacts of low carbon technologies on environmental parameters: air/water/waste
March 3, 2022

Impacts of low carbon technologies on environmental parameters: air/water/waste

Report no. 3/22: Concawe’s Low Carbon Pathways (LCP) programme aims to identify opportunities and challenges for different low-carbon technologies and feedstocks to achieve a significant reduction o...
Literature review of Particulate Matter (PM) from transport with a special focus on organic aerosols
February 23, 2022

Literature review of Particulate Matter (PM) from transport with a special focus on organic aerosols

Report no. 2/22: Several recent scientific studies on urban air quality have suggested that air quality modelling based on current emission inventories for mobile sources systematically underestimates...
Technological, Operational and Energy Pathways for Maritime Transport to Reduce Emissions Towards 2050
February 1, 2022

Technological, Operational and Energy Pathways for Maritime Transport to Reduce Emissions Towards 2050

This is the final report from a study for OGCI and Concawe on the “Technological, Operational and Energy Pathways for Maritime Transport to Reduce Emissions Towards 2050”. The context for this stu...
Predicting vapour composition and flammability in a fuel tank (Concawe Report 30.2)
January 18, 2022

Predicting vapour composition and flammability in a fuel tank (Concawe Report 30.2)

Fuel blends consisting of a mixture of gasoline, diesel fuel and ethanol—referred to as dieseline—have shown promise for use in high-compression engines. Such mixtures could be flammable in the he...
Hydrogen for Europe (Concawe Review 30.2)
January 18, 2022

Hydrogen for Europe (Concawe Review 30.2)

A new report co-financed by Concawe and a number of key stakeholders in the low-carbon and renewable hydrogen value chain details a study to assess the contribution of renewable and low-carbon hydroge...
Low-carbon liquid fuels: exploring potential ways to contribute to the 2050 EU climate ambition goals (Concawe Review 30.2)
January 18, 2022

Low-carbon liquid fuels: exploring potential ways to contribute to the 2050 EU climate ambition goals (Concawe Review 30.2)

With the publication of the European Green Deal and the recent legislative proposal from the European Commission to strengthen the 2030 climate-related targets, Europe has made clear its ambition to l...
Sustainable biomass availability in the EU towards 2050 (RED II Annex IX, Parts A and B) (Concawe Review 30.2)
January 18, 2022

Sustainable biomass availability in the EU towards 2050 (RED II Annex IX, Parts A and B) (Concawe Review 30.2)

Within the framework of the European Commission’s long-term strategy, Concawe’s cross-sectoral Low Carbon Pathways project identifies opportunities and challenges for different low-carbon technolo...
Concawe Review 30.2
January 18, 2022

Concawe Review 30.2

This Review adds some important articles to Concawe’s Low Carbon Pathways project, a programme started several years ago to develop a holistic view of how the refining industry could contribute to...
ERTRAC – Technology and Research Perspective on the “Fit for 55” Package Proposal
January 10, 2022

ERTRAC – Technology and Research Perspective on the “Fit for 55” Package Proposal

In its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) has committed to the objective of a carbon-neutral road transport system by 2050. Therefore, we s...
Linking biodegradation kinetics, microbial composition and test temperature – Testing 40 petroleum hydrocarbons using inocula collected in winter and summer
January 5, 2022

Linking biodegradation kinetics, microbial composition and test temperature – Testing 40 petroleum hydrocarbons using inocula collected in winter and summer

Many factors affect the biodegradation kinetics of chemicals in test systems and the environment. Empirical knowledge is needed on how much test temperature, inoculum, test substances and co-substrate...
Concawe’s response to the publication and presentation of T&E’s report “Magic green fuels: Why synthetic fuels in cars will not solve Europe’s pollution problems?”
December 9, 2021

Concawe’s response to the publication and presentation of T&E’s report “Magic green fuels: Why synthetic fuels in cars will not solve Europe’s pollution problems?”

T&E published a report on Monday 6 December, presenting their interpretation of the results of the lab tests they commissioned to IFPEN to measure air pollutant emissions of e-petrol in cars. Conc...

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