Commission announces call for tender for renewable fuels study
The European Commission's Environment Directorate-General has announced a call for tender for a study contract for renewable fuels for cross-border transportation. The contract will include: - A survey of promising technical concepts for vehicles, aeroplanes, ships and railroad locomotives intended for the use of non-fossil fuels. - A survey of energy resources to supply the cross-border traffic with fuel for the different technical concepts studied. - A description of the environmental consequences for different concepts of vehicles/crafts and fuels. - A description of industrial concerns and other consequences for the EU and the different Member States for different concepts. - A proposal for a limited number of concepts, including implementation strategy, in a long-term (25-30 years) and in an intermediate (5-10 years) perspective.For further information, please contact: Mrs Gail Kent European Commission Directorate-General environment rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels Fax +32-2-299 4449 For administrative and financial matters, please contact: Tel: +32-2-296 0008 For technical matters, please contact: Tel: +32-2295 2906