(AOF) – After the delivery of test batches this summer, Global Bioenergies and Shell are starting a collaboration to develop and test low-carbon road fuels. The first phase of this agreement will be to evaluate new concepts based on high octane gasoline components derived from bio-based feedstocks. The two companies will conduct a joint study to identify and develop manufacturing methods to produce the molecules needed to create high octane components.
The agreement also provides for a period of exclusivity to continue the development of these innovative concepts in the future.
Marc Delcourt, Managing Director of Global Bioenergies, comments: “We look forward to collaborating with Shell on this important study. The adoption of electric vehicles continues to grow, but it is clear that internal combustion engines will still have a role to play for many, many years. We believe that the future of road transport relies on an energy mix maximizing the role of carbon-free resources and in which biofuels will be essential. ”