IEA-AMF

The Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Program (AMF TCP) invites you to the free online seminar series Recent Progress in SAF Research on December 3. The focus will be on the latest research results and developments relating to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) - a central building block on the path to climate-neutral aviation and global net-zero targets.

As part of the international cooperation, the seminar series aims to make the potential of sustainable aviation fuels visible and to discuss their contribution to reducing emissions in a scientifically sound manner.

Fuels of the Future

At the international specialist congress in Berlin on January 19 and 20, numerous scientists from the InnoFuels, Refineries for Future (Ref4FU) and reFuels renewable fuels projects will present current research results, trends and practical impulses relating to climate-neutral fuels. An expert from the DBFZ will provide an impulse for the ramp-up by 2050, while young talents from KIT will present innovative approaches to PtL production and new refinery processes. Other contributions will focus on costs, market dynamics, international partnerships and the transfer of research into industrial applications. The conference will show where renewable fuels are heading in the coming years. It is well worth a visit!

To what extent do the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production and use of fuels from fossil and renewable sources differ? A new compilation of literature from the InnoFuels project (innovation focus on road and rail) provides a compact overview of current findings and methodological approaches. The focus is on central terms and methods of GHG balancing, in particular the life cycle assessment methodology according to ISO 14040/44 and its application within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The overview is supplemented by exemplary emission values from our own calculations and the RED, which illustrate important influencing factors and sensitivities.

InnoFuels

EU airlines are facing a double challenge: they need to significantly reduce their CO₂-emissions by 2050 - and at the same time remain internationally competitive. A new InnoFuels study shows how an aviation climate club can help. Three organizational models were examined - broker, management and invest model. The management model, which coordinates cooperation, steers the market for sustainable aviation fuels and compensates for competitive disadvantages, is favored. In short: together instead of alone - and a decisive step towards more climate-friendly aviation. The InnoFuels study thus provides an important impetus for the path to CO₂-neutral aviation by 2050.

IKFM/KIT

At NUFAM in Karlsruhe, everything at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) stand revolved around the future of sustainable fuels. With the InnoFuels, reFuels and REF4FU projects, visitors were able to discover how electricity-based and advanced biofuels are finding their way into practice - exciting for research, companies and politics alike. KIT was also present on stage: specialist presentations and a lively panel discussion focused on opportunities, challenges and concrete solutions for climate-friendly mobility. With these contributions, InnoFuels was able to successfully showcase its role as a platform for research, networking and transfer in the field of sustainable fuels at NUFAM.

At the beginning of August, Baden-Württemberg State Secretaries Florian Haßler and Patrick Rapp visited the Ultramarin filling station in Kressbronn. As part of a state project, the regenerative fuel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) is being offered there for private ships - with a proven greenhouse gas reduction of 87%. This is made possible by the conversion of the marine filling stations to reFuels and the digital connection to fuel data, implemented in cooperation with Bosch. Even if InnoFuels is not directly involved here, such pilot projects are important signposts: they show how technology, politics and practice can work together to massively reduce CO₂ emissions.

Under the motto "View from the future - impulses for today", we report on this year's InnoFuels Partner Day, which focused on an inspiring thought experiment: What could the world look like in 2030 if the ramp-up of renewable fuels is already a reality? As always, you can also expect insights into past events, ongoing activities, current publications and an outlook on what's to come.

On June 26, 2025, the InnoFuels project partners came together at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Rüsselsheim for this year's Partner Day. In addition to looking back on what has been achieved so far, the focus was on a creative workshop on vision, mission, values and strategy, as well as an intensive exchange on future focal points such as internationalization and regulatory levers. The event provided a wide range of stimuli and a clear signal for the joint further development of the project. Many thanks to all participants!