CO2 reduction technologies. Opportunities within the EU refining system (2030/2050). Qualitative & Quantitative assessment for the production of conventional fossil fuels (Scope 1 & 2)

Jul 16, 2019

Report no. 8/19: This report describes the work being conducted by Concawe with the objective to explore a range of Low Carbon Pathways with the potential to reduce the CO2 emissions associated with the production of refined oil products. This document demonstrates...

Concawe’s input to the EU long-term Strategy – EII initiative

Dec 5, 2018

This document provides our sectoral input to the Energy Intensive Industries (EII) initiative supported by DG GROW submitted in September 2018 with the aim to contribute to the EU long term Strategy. The information included in the present document is based on...

The importance of carbon capture and storage technology in European refineries (Concawe Review 27.1)

Sep 3, 2018

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 existing refineries, and considers the reasons why these estimates are...

The Low Carbon Pathways Project. A holistic framework to explore the role of liquid fuels in future EU low-emission mobility (2050) – Working Plan

Apr 17, 2018

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 the basis for a new cross-cutting area of research in Concawe: the...

The EU refining industry and the challenge of the IMO global sulphur limit for bunker fuels

Mar 12, 2018

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 for lower-sulphur marine fuels. The bunker residual fuel oil market...