Fifty years of fuel quality and vehicle emissions

Fifty years of fuel quality and vehicle emissions

In the late 1970s, with growing emphasis on urban air quality in Europe, CONCAWE embarked on new research related to fuels and vehicles. After only a few years, it became clear that fuel properties and specifications would be increasingly important to the future...
Primary biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater

Primary biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater

Report no. 10/12: This report describes primary biodegradation experiments performed to determine the persistence of higher molecular weight petroleum hydrocarbons in seawater. Results from the biodegradation experiments show that the majority of tested petroleum...
Benchmarking CO2 emissions from European refineries

Benchmarking CO2 emissions from European refineries

The regulatory landscapeUnder the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Directive, industrial emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) must deliver emission permits or allowances every year that equal their actual GHG emissions for that year. In the first and...