FP6 - AMF2/503081/2003 PREMIA - R&D, demonstration and incentive programmes effectiveness to facilitate and secure market introduction of alternative motor fuels

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Website: www.premia-eu.org
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Type of Project	Specific Support Action
Contract No	AMF2/503081/2003
Total Cost	1,000 KEuro
EC Contribution	1,000 KEuro
Start Date	1-6-2004
Duration	36 Months

Abstract

PREMIA is a Specific Support Action within the 6th Framework Programme of the European Commission, which aims at assessing the effectiveness of measures to support the market introduction of alternative motor fuels, taking into account the national context of member states.

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: bio fuels, 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. Bio fuels 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. The strategy to introduce alternative motor fuels is best adapted to the specific country legislation, the available resources (e.g. land for bio fuels), supply opportunities and available energy sources, available infrastructure. Especially for the Candidate Countries a specific approach may be needed.

The objective of this project is to investigate the cost effectiveness of measures to support the large-scale introduction of alternative motor fuels and alternatively fuelled vehicles in the EU15 and the Candidate Countries, in relation to the market maturity of the technology and the country dependent situation. The focus will be on bio fuels as a ready-to-market alternative fuel and hydrogen as a fuel further away from market maturity. Current and past initiatives to facilitate and secure the market introduction of alternative motor fuels (R&D support, demonstration actions and direct incentives) will be evaluated for their role in the process towards market introduction of alternative motor fuels.

Coordinator

Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), Finland

Partners

• Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
• South East European Transport Research Forum, Greece
• Joint Research Centre, Belgium

Contacts

Contact

• Leen GOVAERTS / Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek Flemish Institute for Technological Research / BELGIUM