6/29/2023 0 Comments Download full throttle true blue![]() The hydrogen boom, instead, comes as a surprise after years of impasse and, despite its use in public transport, in 2020 it is attracting a potential sharp rise in investments, supported also by initiatives sent by single member States to the EU Commission to receive funds as envisaged by the Next Generation EU package. But, as Rudi Bressa says in his in-depth scenario article, a mix of hydrogen, ammonia-based synthetic fuels and advanced biofuels, could make such option negligible. While underappreciated by environmentalists, gas is still on the table as an option as transition fuel, playing an increasing role mainly for haulage transport. ![]() The alternative fuels list, though, include fuels such as hydrogen (H2), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), including waste-derived biomethane. ![]() Biofuels that may be derived from food or forage crops (with a 7% ceiling), from animal fats and used cooking oil (1.7% threshold) or from agricultural residue and urban solid waste (1.7% as production baseline) are hidden behind such objective. The European Union has already set the target envisaging the use of 14% of renewable energy in transport by 2030. According to many experts, the solution is a rapid transition to electric transport (currently 1.5% of the whole vehicle fleet) and elimination of diesel and petrol engines (in France it will happen in 2040, in Sweden already by 2030 and in California by 2035) along with the use of a series of alternative fuels. The alarming fact, though, is that in many countries, in particular Europe, China and the US, most of the emission increase is due to road transport. ![]() According to the World Resource institute’s data for 2020, cars (including public transport), ships and aircrafts contribute 16.2% to total emissions, with aviation and naval transport responsible for 3.6%. ![]() Along with the construction and manufacturing sectors, transport is still a top priority for decarbonisation strategies. ![]()
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