VISION

Europe faces many environmental, health and energy security challenges caused by current patterns of production and consumption. To tackle these issues, the European Union promotes, among other things, the development of alternatives to transport fuels. ASFE believes that synthetic fuels have a bridging role to play from today’s conventional fuels to future renewable transportation fuels. 

 

From the range of alternative fuel options, GTL and HVO are the most cost effective in reducing petroleum dependency and exhaust emissions. They are already available today. GHG associated with GTL are comparable with transport fuels made from crude oil whereas the HVO fuel currently delivers 40-80% GHG reductions. Once commercially available, BTL, is expected to contribute a reduction in CO2 of up to 90% compared to crude oil derived fuels. As synthetic fuels share a large part of the production technology, they provide a continuous development path to a low-carbon transport future. Synthetic fuels are compatible with hybrid engine technologies and, thanks to their unique properties, could enable advanced combustion engine technology such as homogeneous combustion.