The European Union is aiming at increasing the market share of biofuels in order to improve the security of supply of transport fuel and to reduce CO2 emissions. The target is to reach a 10% of biofuels on energy basis in the transport sector by 2020. Bioethanol and biodiesel represent the only...

Transport is a key factor in modern economies. However, the EU transport system is currently not sustainable, and in many respects moving away from sustainability rather than towards it. The European Environment Agency highlights in particular the sector's growing CO2 emissions that threaten the...

According to directives 2003/30/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Member States should promote the use of biofuel. Consequently, since 2011 all fuels on the market used for transport purpose must contain a fraction of 5.75% renewable energy sources. Ethanol in...

In the diesel sector, engine technology is in continuous development and a number of after-treatment systems have been found which in combination with an enhanced fuel quality reduce emissions of PM, such as the oxidative catalyst and the particle trap. Today, the oxidative catalyst is...

In the diesel sector, engine technology is in continuous development and a number of after-treatment systems have been found which in combination with an enhanced fuel quality reduce emissions of PM, such as the oxidative catalyst and the particle trap. Today, the oxidative catalyst is...