Objective 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: biofuels, 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. Biofuels 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. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gasengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Keywords Hydrogen energy systems Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-1.1.5 - Alternative motor fuels Call for proposal FP6-2002-TREN-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH) EU contribution No data Address Boeretang 200 MOL Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS Greece EU contribution No data Address 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd., P.O. Box 361 THERMI, THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE Belgium EU contribution No data Address Rue de la Loi 200 BRUSSELS See on map Total cost No data SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM Greece EU contribution No data Address 6th km Charilaou-Thermi Rd. THERMI, THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS (VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND) Finland EU contribution No data Address P.O. Box 1000 ESPOO See on map Total cost No data