Background
Worldwide, energy policy makers are increasingly keen to move away from petroleum based fuels to more diverse and renewable sources of energy for reasons of environmental protection, energy security, and continued economic development.
In 2009 CEN/WS 38 produced the CWA 15940 'Automotive fuels - Paraffinic diesel from synthesis or
hydrotreatment - Requirements and test methods'.
This CWA covered the requirements and test methods for the B0 variants of paraffinic fuels (where B0 indicates no addition of biodiesel components – i.e. FAMEs).
However, against the background of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED, 2009/28/EC) and also the latest EN 590 regular diesel specification which allows B7 FAME blends, there is now a pressing requirement to allow for Bx variations of those paraffinic fuels, which are not already classified as being from renewable resources.
These new Workshop activities would allow for another CWA paraffinic diesel specification to 'mirror' the current EN 590 specification. That is, allowing a Bx variant of paraffinic diesel up to B7, in the same way that the EN 590 specification allows for refinery diesel up to B7.
CEN Workshop Agreement
The Workshop will develop a specification (in the form of a CWA) for automotive paraffinic diesel fuel from synthesis or hydrotreatment for use in automotive diesel engines, allowing for Bx (0-7%) variant of synthetic paraffinic fuels.
CEN Workshop Status
It has been decided that the work will be developed in CEN/TC19 WG 24 'specification for automotive diesel'. This workshop is cancelled.
Contact points
Workshop Chairman
Mrs Sylvia Williams
Shell International Petroleum Co.
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Workshop Secretary
Mr O.M. Costenoble
NEN Energy Resources
PO Box 5059
NL-2600 GB Delft
Tel: + 31 (0) 152690326
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CEN-CENELEC Management Center
Ms Gaïd Le Gall
Programme Manager
Industry & Technology
Avenue Marnix 17
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: + 32 2 550 09 39
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