Advanced technologies for industry - Product watch. Synthetic fuels

Next to the adoption of sustainable social behaviour, the global mitigation of climate change calls for a timely adoption of innovative sustainable technologies. As it is a large climate gas source in the EU, to make the mobility sector more sustainable could significantly contribute to climate change abatement. Synthetic fuels could facilitate its greening. This report therefore aims to provide an overview of relevant stakeholders with an analytical and empirical base to see how ATI based products can help EU industry to stay ahead of global competition. The objective is to map the EU synfuel industry and its interactions in the value chain, as well as to identify its strengths and weaknesses. Due to the difference between green hydrogen, Power-to-Liquid (PtL) and Biomass-to-Liquid (BtL) fuels regarding their current importance for research and industry, the report foregrounds hydrogen as the furthest developed option.