Hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years.
SETIS has recently published the 2011 update to the Technology Map, which is the SET-Plan reference document on the state of knowledge for low-carbon technologies in Europe. It presents a snapshot of the current energy technology market situation.
European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative: Report published on analysis of Expression of Interest
SETIS LIBRARY: TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SHEETS: For a complete overview of all low-carbon energy technologies, read or download the SETIS Technology Information Sheets. They provide a snapshot of each technology’s installed capacity, ongoing R&D, barriers, needs, a ‘fact file’, infographics and more.
Announcement: Download the 2011 Capacities Map report, which
