The overarching goal of Task 39 is to drive forward the decarbonization of the transport sector with the help of biogenic, sustainable fuels with low carbon intensity. The focus here is increasingly on the long-distance transport sector (aviation, shipping, heavy goods vehicles), which is more difficult to electrify.

The task promotes technology development, commercialization, and sustainability by coordinating knowledge in the areas of policy, markets, and implementation. It supports member countries and stakeholders in the development and application of low-carbon biofuels for the transport sector, particularly in the decarbonization of the long-distance transport sector (task focus on shipping, aviation, and heavy-duty transport). Key activities include international knowledge exchange, comparative technology analyses, life cycle assessments, and monitoring of policy measures to promote biofuels.

In this triennium, Task 39 will deal with 6 substantive projects and these will be complemented and linked by 3 horizontal sub-programs.

• SP1 Technologies, Markets and Deployment
• SP2 System analysis, biomass supply, sustainability
• SP3 Dissemination and Outreach
• P1 – Implementation Agenda (including Emerging Markets)
• P2 – Demonstration of advanced biofuels
• P3 – Renewable hydrocarbon for diesel and jet sector
• P4 – e-fuels and synergies with biofuel production
• P5 – Marine biofuels
• P6 – BECCUS (as an intertask project).

A technological report will be published from each of these projects and subject areas and the sub-programs will produce factsheets on common issues across the projects.

In this triennium, Austria continues the leadership of project "P2 Demonstration of Advanced Biofuels" and takes over the lead of the newly introduced subprogram 2 on Sustainability and is a member of the Task Core Group.

The aim of the national work is to collect and analyze scientifically reliable information on the global technological and political status of biofuels, to involve Austrian stakeholders and their work in the development and thus contribute to the development of sustainable, socially and environmentally compatible biofuel systems. The Austrian delegate acts as an interface between the Austrian stakeholders and the international network.

Project lead

Andrea Sonnleitner
NTL Austria
BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH
Gewerbepark Haag 3
3250 Wieselburg-Land
Austria
E-mail: andrea.sonnleitner@best-research.eu

Project team member

Dina Bacovsky
BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH
Gewerbepark Haag 3
3250 Wieselburg-Land
Austria
E-mail: dina.bacovsky@best-research.eu

Australia, Austria (Core Group), Belgium, Brazil (Task Leader), Canada, China, Denmark, European Commission, France, Germany (Core Group), Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, USA