On May 22, the "Sustainability" team led by the DBFZ is hosting an online event to shed light on the current status of the national implementation of the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Although the formal implementation deadline is set for May 21, 2025, Germany is unlikely to meet this deadline - partly due to the early federal elections. Nevertheless, the event will use this time to discuss key challenges and solutions, particularly with regard to cross-modal implementation, dealing with fraud, the long-term perspective and other relevant topics.

The workshop brings together key stakeholders along the maritime value chain to identify key challenges and barriers to the introduction of climate-neutral marine fuels. The aim is to develop practical solutions for a successful market ramp-up. With a particular focus on the Rostock model region, concrete measures are being developed to make the maritime energy transition efficient and sustainable.

CENA Hessen invites you to this year's SAF Outlook on September 4, 2025 at the Hessian State Representation in Berlin. The focus will be on current developments, challenges and prospects in the global market for sustainable aviation fuels. Key questions regarding the implementation of the EU's SAF quotas that will apply from 2025, future production capacity, market development and political and practical framework conditions will be discussed. The event will bring together experts from politics, administration, aviation, industry, research and associations. A networking dinner will round off the evening.

How can the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) become a reality more quickly? The latest InnoFuels report from the aviation innovation focus provides around 50 pages of practice-oriented solutions that have been developed in collaboration with stakeholders from industry, research and politics. Readers are provided with sound insights into regulatory, economic and technological levers - including concrete recommendations for action to overcome existing market hurdles. A valuable basis for anyone who wants to actively shape the SAF transformation.

The bioliq® project at KIT demonstrated early on how residual biomass such as straw can be converted into synthetic fuel - a technological milestone that is also highly relevant for the InnoFuels platform project. The process chain comprises the shredding and drying of residual biomass, its thermochemical conversion via fast pyrolysis, the central gasification and purification of the synthesis gas and the subsequent chemical fuel synthesis. And all of this on an industrial scale. In this interview, project manager Prof. Nicolaus Dahmen looks back on the most important stages, challenges and successes of bioliq ®.

A new technical report from ISP Road&Rail summarizes how paraffinic diesel - especially HVO - affects the particle mass and particle number emissions of diesel engines. Both internal engine emissions and the effect of exhaust gas aftertreatment systems are taken into account. The paper provides important findings on engine and aftertreatment emissions and can thus support fleet operators, manufacturers and politicians in using the fuel, which has been officially approved since mid-2024, sensibly and responsibly as a climate-friendly option.

On April 2, the "Methanol-based fuels" symposium took place in Frankfurt am Main, organized by the "Production" team of the InnoFuels innovation platform. Experts from science and industry came together to discuss the current status of methanol-based fuels and the associated challenges. Key topics included the provision of renewable methanol and the processing of methanol into fuels, new business models for a successful market launch and research questions on further technological development.

DBFZ

As part of the InnoFuels workshop at the DBFZ, experts discussed the potential and challenges of renewable LNG in the transport sector. In addition to practical experience and current research activities, the focus was on the strategic role of LNG for sustainable mobility. The workshop took place on the occasion of the official commissioning of the new pilot plant for synthesized biogas (SBG), which will research innovative technologies for the production and use of renewable methane in the future. Further information, the agenda and presentation slides can be found under the link below.

At a workshop in mid-February, the focus this time was on scenarios for the market ramp-up of e-fuels in road transportation. Our project partner, Frontier Economics, had analyzed and evaluated studies from several institutes in detail on behalf of an association. The results provide valuable insights into the expected price development of a fuel mix of fossil and green gasoline and diesel in the coming decades - a crucial basis for planning the market ramp-up. The subsequent discussion based on the diverse experiences of the InnoFuels partners once again provided new impetus.