Study publication: Sustainability Criteria for Green Fuels and Basic Materials from Renewable Energy
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Simplify, Scale, Sustain – Lusatian Think and Do Tank presents sustainability criteria for Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) and discusses with experts how regulatory hurdles can be removed.
To mark the publication of the new study by PtX Lab Lausitz entitled ‘Sustainability Criteria for Green Fuels and Basic Materials from Renewable Energy. A Comprehensive Approach for a Rapid and Secure Market Ramp-Up’, experts are discussing how regulatory requirements can be simplified without diminishing their effectiveness.
A well-founded concept for dynamic sustainability criteria
With this study, the PtX Lab Lausitz is presenting a concept for dynamic sustainability criteria designed to ensure that the market ramp-up of electricity-based, green fuels and feedstocks (so-called RFNBOs) is fast, fair and ecologically responsible. The proposed criteria are based on three overarching guiding principles:
- Minimisation of risks (do-no-harm)
- Generation of added value (benefit sharing)
- Accelerating the market ramp-up
These guiding principles were used to develop the ten most important sustainability aspects for the development of dynamic sustainability criteria for RFNBO.
The PtX Lab Lausitz sees this publication as an impulse and invitation: for discussion, for further development – and for the joint development of a market that is not only climate-neutral, but also sustainable in the broadest sense.
Video recording of the study presentation on 17 September 2025
In this video, the study authors Lukas Horndasch and Dr Lorenzo Cremonese explain their findings and methodology and present the ten most important sustainability criteria for green power and raw materials.
This is followed by keynotes from invited experts – Amparo Arellano (RSB), Dr Matthias Deutsch (Agora Industrie) and Jochen Bard (Fraunhofer IEE) – who talk about certification, policy and pathways to low-carbon fuels.
The event will conclude with a panel discussion moderated by Anja Paumen, in which our guests and Anita Demuth will discuss how these criteria can be implemented in practice.
Experts at the event
- Amparo Arellano, Standards and Certification Director, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Association (RSB)
- Dr Matthias Deutsch, Programme Lead Hydrogen, Agora Industry
- Jochen Bard, Coordinator research field Energy Process Engineering, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IEE)
PtX Lab Lausitz
- Dr Lorenzo Cremonese, Expert and Author of the Study
- Nils Fuchs, Expert and Author of the Study
- Lukas Horndasch, Expert and Author of the Study
- Anita Demuth, Deputy Head
- Dr Harry Lehmann, Head
- Moderation: Anja Paumen, Expert and Author of the Study
Agenda*
03:00 pm | Welcome and brief Introduction of PtX Lab Lausitz
Dr Harry Lehmann, Head of PtX Lab Lausitz
03:10 pm | Brief Presentation of the PtX Lab study ‘Sustainability Criteria for Green Fuels and Basic Materials from Renewable Energy. A Comprehensive Approach for a Rapid and Secure Market Ramp-Up’
Dr Lorenzo Cremonese and Lukas Horndasch, PtX Lab Lausitz (Authors of the Study)
03:30 pm | Keynote Speech ‘From Criteria to Credibility: Making PtX-Fuels Sustainability Certification Work in Practice'
Amparo Arellano, RSB
03:45 pm | Keynote Speech ‘Low-Carbon Fuels – Viable bridge or distraction?’
Dr Matthias Deutsch, Agora Industry
04:00 pm | Keynote Speech ‘RED Revisited: How Sustainability Regulations shape the PtX Roll-Out – A Comparative Analysis of Criteria for International Projects’
Jochen Bard, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE)
04:15 pm | Panel Discussion ‘Navigating the path to a scalable and sustainable hydrogen derivative market?’
- Moderation: Anja Paumen
- Anita Demuth
- Dr Matthias Deutsch
- Jochen Bard
04:50 pm | Conclusion and Closing Remarks
*subject to chance
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