Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation

The 2030 Climate target plan of the European Commission (EC) establishes a greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions reduction target of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990. It highlights that all transport modes—road, rail, aviation and waterborne—will have to contribute to this aim. A smart combination...

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Autores principales:	Alejandro Ortega, Konstantinos Gkoumas, Anastasios Tsakalidis, Ferenc Pekár
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	methane-based fuels liquefied petroleum gas synthetic paraffinic and aromatic fuels alcohols esters and ethers energy efficiency Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:28709437e7cf492da695a15d6145a3a02021-11-25T17:28:34ZLow-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation10.3390/en142277641996-1073https://doaj.org/article/28709437e7cf492da695a15d6145a3a02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7764https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073The 2030 Climate target plan of the European Commission (EC) establishes a greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions reduction target of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990. It highlights that all transport modes—road, rail, aviation and waterborne—will have to contribute to this aim. A smart combination of vehicle/vessel/aircraft efficiency improvements, as well as fuel mix changes, are among the measures that can reduce GHG emissions, reducing at the same time noise pollution and improving air quality. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of recent research and innovation in low-emission alternative energy for transport (excluding hydrogen) in selected European Union (EU)-funded projects. It considers the latest developments in the field, identifying relevant researched technologies by fuel type and their development phase. The results show that liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling stations, followed by biofuels for road transport and alternative aviation fuels, are among the researched technologies with the highest investments. Methane-based fuels (e.g., compressed natural gas (CNG), LNG) have received the greatest attention concerning the number of projects and the level of funding. By contrast, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) only has four ongoing projects. Alcohols, esters and ethers, and synthetic paraffinic and aromatic fuels (SPF) are in between. So far, road transport has the highest use of alternative fuels in the transport sector. Despite the financial support from the EU, advances have yet to materialize, suggesting that EU transport decarbonization policies should not consider a radical or sudden change, and therefore, transition periods are critical. It is also noteworthy that there is no silver bullet solution to decarbonization and thus the right use of the various alternative fuels available will be key.Alejandro OrtegaKonstantinos GkoumasAnastasios TsakalidisFerenc PekárMDPI AGarticlemethane-based fuelsliquefied petroleum gassynthetic paraffinic and aromatic fuelsalcoholsesters and ethersenergy efficiencyTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7764, p 7764 (2021)
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spellingShingle	methane-based fuels liquefied petroleum gas synthetic paraffinic and aromatic fuels alcohols esters and ethers energy efficiency Technology T Alejandro Ortega Konstantinos Gkoumas Anastasios Tsakalidis Ferenc Pekár Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
description	The 2030 Climate target plan of the European Commission (EC) establishes a greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions reduction target of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990. It highlights that all transport modes—road, rail, aviation and waterborne—will have to contribute to this aim. A smart combination of vehicle/vessel/aircraft efficiency improvements, as well as fuel mix changes, are among the measures that can reduce GHG emissions, reducing at the same time noise pollution and improving air quality. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of recent research and innovation in low-emission alternative energy for transport (excluding hydrogen) in selected European Union (EU)-funded projects. It considers the latest developments in the field, identifying relevant researched technologies by fuel type and their development phase. The results show that liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling stations, followed by biofuels for road transport and alternative aviation fuels, are among the researched technologies with the highest investments. Methane-based fuels (e.g., compressed natural gas (CNG), LNG) have received the greatest attention concerning the number of projects and the level of funding. By contrast, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) only has four ongoing projects. Alcohols, esters and ethers, and synthetic paraffinic and aromatic fuels (SPF) are in between. So far, road transport has the highest use of alternative fuels in the transport sector. Despite the financial support from the EU, advances have yet to materialize, suggesting that EU transport decarbonization policies should not consider a radical or sudden change, and therefore, transition periods are critical. It is also noteworthy that there is no silver bullet solution to decarbonization and thus the right use of the various alternative fuels available will be key.
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title	Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
title_short	Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
title_full	Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
title_fullStr	Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
title_full_unstemmed	Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation
title_sort	low-emission alternative energy for transport in the eu: state of play of research and innovation
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Low-Emission Alternative Energy for Transport in the EU: State of Play of Research and Innovation

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