Outlook for battery raw materials (Concawe Review 28.1)

Oct 18, 2019

Recognising that climate change represents an urgent threat to societies and the planet, the 2015 Paris Agreement set the goal of keeping global warming well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C (global warming has already...

A look into the role of e-fuels in the transport system in Europe (2030–2050) (Concawe Review 28.1)

Oct 18, 2019

In December 2015, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21). The conference was an important step towards addressing the risks posed by climate change through an agreement to keep...

Refinery 2050: Conceptual Assessment. Exploring opportunities and challenges for the EU refining industry to transition towards a low-CO2 intensive economy

Sep 20, 2019

Report no. 9/19: This report is the second in a series of publications that explore opportunities and challenges for EU refineries to integrate technologies and feedstocks that would reduce the fossil carbon intensity of petroleum products. The first Concawe report...

Phase 2: Effect of Fuel Octane on the Performance of Four Euro 5 and Euro 6 Gasoline Passenger Cars

Aug 6, 2019

Report no. 7/19: Research Octane Number (RON) and Motor Octane Number (MON) are used to describe gasoline combustion antiknock performance under different conditions. Recent literature suggests that MON is less important than RON in modern cars due to a move towards...

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...