Renewable transport fuels are important for reducing emissions from transport, particularly in aviation and shipping, where electrification is more difficult. Their development is closely linked to sustainable resource availability, international fuel markets and security of supply. CE Delft has extensive experience in renewable transport fuels and related policy.
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Our work covers both European and national policy, including RED III, ReFuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime.
Fuel markets are highly international. European demand and policy affect global supply chains and vice versa. This makes security of supply, strategic autonomy and the future of Europe’s refining industry increasingly relevant. For our broader work on European transport policy and decarbonisation, see European transport decarbonisation and EU policy expertise.
CE Delft analyses renewable fuel policies and their impacts on fuel markets, producers and users. We support European and national policymakers with the design, evaluation and implementation of policy instruments and assess how different policies interact.
We assess the sustainability and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of renewable fuels. Our work includes LCA and well-to-wheel analysis, sustainability requirements under the Renewable Energy Directive, and Chain of Custody and book-and-claim approaches.
We develop scenarios for future fuel demand and supply, taking into account resource availability, production capacity, costs and infrastructure. We also analyse international supply chains and imports, and the implications for energy security and the European refining industry.
We compare fuel pathways for road transport, aviation and shipping, looking at their costs, greenhouse gas performance, resource requirements and potential for deployment. This helps identify where different renewable fuels can contribute to transport decarbonisation.