R&D, demonstration and incentive programmes effectiveness to facilitate and secure market introduction of alternative motor fuels

Project Information

PREMIA

Grant agreement ID: 503081

Project closed

Start date 1 June 2004

End date 31 May 2007

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 1 000 000,00

EU contribution € 1 000 000,00

Coordinated by

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH)
Belgium

Objective

The European Commission has set the objective to substitute 20% of motor fuel consumption by new and alternative fuels by the year 2020. Three categories of fuels are envisaged: biofuels, natural gas and hydrogen. There are many constraints for a market introduction and large-scale application of these fuels. In any case big efforts will be needed to reach the objectives of the European Commission. Certain alternative fuels are closer to market maturity than others. Biofuels could achieve market maturity rather soon (estimated up to 2010), while hydrogen is much further away from market maturity (estimated up to 2020). So the actions to secure their market introduction may require different approaches. Although a general European approach is most obvious, country-specific conditions and constraints may require different approaches in different countries.

Fields of science

Not validated

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › fossil energy › natural gas
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials › biofuels

Keywords

• Hydrogen energy systems

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1.1.5 - Alternative motor fuels

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-TREN-1
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Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Boeretang 200 ; MOL ; Belgium
• Total cost: No data

Participants (4)

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd., P.O. Box 361 ; THERMI, THESSALONIKI
• Total cost: No data

JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue de la Loi 200 ; BRUSSELS
• Total cost: No data

SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd. ; THERMI, THESSALONIKI
• Total cost: No data

VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS (VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND)

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: P.O. Box 1000 ; ESPOO
• Total cost: No data