REFOLUTION - Unlocking the Potential of Biofuels for Aviation and Marine Sector

Duncan Akporiaye; Silje Fosse Håkonsen; Bernd Wittgens; Robbie Venderbosch; Ali Nazari Khoorasgani; Hugo Borger; Rachit Nagpal; Yves Schuurman; Hanna Pihkola; Nina Wessberg; Astrid Ramirez; Patrick Osswald; Uwe Bauder; Samuel Grams; Stefan Brandt; Paul Cools; Ulrike Schümann; Fanny Langschwager; Elena Perez Guevara; Antti Ojala; Riikka Mari Haara; Erik Heeres; Jos Winkelman; Stefano Capaccioli; Simona Alpi

doi:10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-3CV.6.5

REFOLUTION - Unlocking the Potential of Biofuels for Aviation and Marine Sector

Duncan Akporiaye, Silje Fosse Håkonsen, Bernd Wittgens, Robbie Venderbosch, Ali Nazari Khoorasgani, Hugo Borger, Rachit Nagpal, Yves Schuurman, Hanna Pihkola, Nina Wessberg, Astrid Ramirez, Patrick Osswald, Uwe Bauder, Samuel Grams, Stefan Brandt, Paul Cools, Ulrike Schümann, Fanny Langschwager, Elena Perez Guevara, Antti OjalaRiikka Mari Haara, Erik Heeres, Jos Winkelman, Stefano Capaccioli, Simona Alpi

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Abstract

Among solutions to reach an EU net zero emissions economy by 2050, advanced biofuels have the potential to reduce emissions in the transport sector by saving several gigatons of CO₂ emission per year. Ambitious targets by 2050 were set for the green transition of air and marine transports, respectively with a blending mandate of 70% for sustainable aviation fuels, and 80% reduction in emissions from ships. However, the development of advanced biofuels is hampered by a conjunction of several factors: the complex conversion of biomass feedstock, the massive investments needed for each new refinery unit, the lack of certification for market adoption and social acceptance concerning the biofuel production itself. REFOLUTION is a 4-years project started in 2023. The project will tackle these limitations by delivering a cost-effective production (reduction of CAPEX by 50% and OPEX by 45%) of advanced biofuels for the aviation and marine sectors via a process that can be implemented in existing European refineries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	463-466
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings
Volume	2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-3CV.6.5
Publication status	Published - 2024
MoE publication type	B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
Event	32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2024 - Marseille, France Duration: 24 Jun 2024 → 27 Jun 2024

Funding

This project has received co-funding from the European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement N\u00B0 101096780.

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Energy
fuels and petroleum engineering

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Akporiaye, D., Håkonsen, S. F., Wittgens, B., Venderbosch, R., Khoorasgani, A. N., Borger, H., Nagpal, R., Schuurman, Y., Pihkola, H., Wessberg, N., Ramirez, A., Osswald, P., Bauder, U., Grams, S., Brandt, S., Cools, P., Schümann, U., Langschwager, F., Guevara, E. P., ... Alpi, S. (2024). REFOLUTION - Unlocking the Potential of Biofuels for Aviation and Marine Sector. European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 2024, 463-466. https://doi.org/10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-3CV.6.5

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