Concawe Review
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Impact analysis of mass EV adoption and low-carbon intensity fuels scenarios (Review Article)
A Concawe study examined several options for achieving a low-carbon transport system in the EU by 2050. Significantly, a mass EV adoption scenario and a low-carbon fuels scenario both achieve similar...
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A look into the maximum potential availability and demand for low-carbon feedstocks/fuels in Europe (2020–2050) (literature review)
In light of the EU’s ambitious targets for achieving a low-carbon economy by 2030, Concawe has completed a study of the long-term availability of low-carbon feedstocks and fuels, and the associated...
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Concawe Review 27.2
We are very pleased to introduce the three articles in this edition of the Concawe Review. The first two emanate from Concawe’s Low Carbon Pathways programme. The first article is a literature revie...
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The importance of carbon capture and storage technology in European refineries (Concawe Review 27.1)
This article describes the importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in meeting future emission targets.
It presents an evaluation of the costs of retrofitting CCS technology in a range of ex...
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Interview with Dr Mike Spence, Concawe’s Science Executive for Water, Soil and Waste and Oil Pipelines
Mike Spence joined Concawe in 2014. As his work with Concawe draws to a close, Mike shares with us some of the aspects of his work experience as Science Executive over the past four years....
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Concawe Review 26.2
Three of the five articles in this edition of the Review once again illustrate the prescience of the founders of an Association working on the ‘Conservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe’ back...
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European cross-country oil pipelines
The Concawe Oil Pipelines Management Group (OPMG) has collected data on the safety and environmental performance of oil pipelines in Europe since 1971. Information on annual throughput and traffic, sp...
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Real-world emissions measurements of a GDI passenger car with and without a gasoline particulate filter
A new study aims to evaluate the effects of a gasoline particulate filter on NOx and PN emissions from GDI passenger vehicles under real driving conditions. Emissions have been the focus of worldwide...
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Validation of a simulation model for the assessment of CO2 emissions of passenger cars under real-world conditions
The gap between real-world fuel consumption and manufacturers’ figures has been increasing since 2001. Could the use of generic simulation models making use of on-road test data provide a more accurate approach to measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions?
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Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business
Current policy conditions are not generally conducive to the use of voluntary carbon credits in the refining sector. Could the development of ‘carbon neutral’ petrol and/or diesel fuel using forest carbon credits provide a solution?
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Concawe Review 26.1
Find out the articles of this Concawe Review:
Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business. Could forest carbon credits become a viable trading option for the EU ref...
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Concawe Review Special Symposium Edition
The future of the transport system
Drive trains and fuels for road transport, Neville Jackson (Ricardo)
Challenges for hybridisation and electrification of vehicles as a route to decarbonisati...
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Concawe Review 25.2
Contents of this Concawe Review:
A review of REACH registration for petroleum substances in 2016. Addressing the tensions that REACH presents for the regulatory compliance industry
Cat-App: ca...
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A review of REACH registration for petroleum substances in 2016
Ten years on — addressing the tensions that the REACH regulation has created for the regulatory compliance community....
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Downstream oil industry safety statistics for 2015
The 2015 safety statistics report presents data on personal injures and process safety, highlighting trends over the past 22 years of data collection....