EU Rules Could Make Fossil-Free Aviation Fuels Unnecessarily Expensive and Energy-Intensive, Study Indicates

EU rules could make fossil-free aviation fuels unnecessarily expensive and energy-intensive, study indicates

The effects of the Iran war on the oil market have brought renewed attention to the EU's plans for domestic production of fossil-free aviation fuels. But EU rules for synthetic aviation fuels risk steering development toward production pathways that are both more expensive and more energy-intensive than necessary—making it harder to meet climate targets. This is shown in a recent study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, that has ana…

EU Rule That Could Make Green Aviation Fuel More Expensive

European Union rules meant to accelerate the shift to cleaner aviation fuel may be doing the opposite — steering producers toward pathways that cost more, consume more electricity, and make less efficient use of limited resources. That is the central finding of a new study from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, published as Europe moves to scale up domestic production of fossil-free aviation fuel amid rising geopolitical pressure on g…

EU regulations may drive up costs and energy use for fossil-free aviation

Recent developments in the EU’s regulatory landscape for synthetic aviation fuels have ignited critical discussions around the efficiency and sustainability of the pathways endorsed for producing these fuels. A comprehensive study recently published by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, raises significant concerns about the unintended consequences embedded within the EU’s framework, particularly the […]

EU could make fossil-free aviation fuels unnecessarily expensive

The effects of the Iran war on the oil market have brought renewed attention to the EU’s plans for domestic production of fossil-free aviation fuels. But EU rules for synthetic aviation fuels risk steering development towards production pathways that are both more expensive and more energy-intensive than necessary – making it harder to meet climate targets. This is shown in a recent study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, which has…

EU rules could make fossil-free aviation fuels unnecessarily expensive and energy-intensive

The effects of the Iran war on the oil market have brought renewed attention to the EU’s plans for domestic production of fossil-free aviation fuels. But EU rules for synthetic aviation fuels risk steering development towards production pathways that are both more expensive and more energy-intensive than necessary – making it harder to meet climate