Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Time: 11:45 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 5CO.6
Renewable synthetic fuels
Co-production of Renewable Fuels of Non-biological Origin, Recycled Carbon Fuels and Biofuels: an updated GHG Emissions Assessment
Short Introductive summary
RFNBOs and RCFs are often mentioned as a solution for hard-to-decarbonize sectors, sometimes also for road transport. For RFNBOs, the energy comes from the hydrogen produced from renewable or excess electricity under specific conditions as defined in the delegated regulations). RCFs are derived from liquid or solid waste streams of non- renewable origin which are not suitable for material recovery, or from waste processing gas and exhaust gas of non-renewable origin which are produced as an unavoidable and unintentional consequence of the production process in industrial installations. When any of those feedstock (hydrogen or carbon) is co-processed with fossil fuels, a virtual separation of the processes is needed to simplify the allocation calculations. This study aims at analysing the allocations along the value chain of the case studies, by doing such separation of the processes co-producing RFNBOs, RCFs, biofuels, biomethane and/or fossil fuels. The outcomes of the simulation provide some guidelines for the calculation of the GHG emissions, in line with the applicable regulations for all case studies. The case studies are based on some most relevant pathways, using input data
Presenter
Oliver HURTIG
European Commission, JRC
Presenter's biography
PhD in LCA of second generation biofuels at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, engineer in industry, research on biofuels at Joint Research Center of the European Commission.
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Co-authors:
A. Bouter, European Commission, JRC, Ispra, ITALY
M. Buffi, European Commission, JRC, Ispra, ITALY
N. Scarlat, European Commission, JRC, Ispra, ITALY
Session reference: 5CO.6.1