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Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie e. V.

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Der Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie e.

Lobbying Activity

German fuel industry urges CO2 infrastructure access and regulatory support

11 Sept 2025
Topic — EU legislative initiative to develop competitive CO2 markets and transportation infrastructure for carbon capture.
Message — The association requests guaranteed access to CO2 pipeline infrastructure for refineries, allowance of CO2 exports outside the EU for storage, and integration of negative emissions technologies into the EU emissions trading system by 2030. They seek to avoid double pricing of CO2 in the EU-ETS and want support for early adopters of CO2 infrastructure through suitable relief mechanisms.12345
Why — This would enable them to decarbonize unavoidable refinery emissions while maintaining hydrocarbon production for chemical feedstocks.67
Impact — Climate advocates lose stronger carbon pricing if double-charging is removed and negative emissions create offset loopholes.8
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Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Jul 2025 · Exchange on the Revision of CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans, as part of the European Green Deal

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

6 May 2025 · General exchange on fuels

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and Enpal B.V.

7 Apr 2025 · EU energy and industry policy

German Energy Industry Warns Against Publishing Rail Freight Data

14 Mar 2025
Topic — EU regulation on digital data sharing for rail transport interoperability.
Message — The organization requests that sensitive freight data be restricted to authorized parties only, not publicly disclosed. They want dangerous goods explicitly exempted and only aggregated data published. They argue current plans contradict security regulations and competition law.123
Why — This would protect their business relationships and cargo shipment details from competitors.45
Impact — Rail logistics companies lose transparency that could improve efficiency and competition.6
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Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and EPIA SolarPower Europe and ExxonMobil Petroleum Chemical

17 Dec 2024 · EU Energy and industry policy

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and ExxonMobil Petroleum Chemical and DIE PAPIERINDUSTRIE e.V.

17 Apr 2024 · Austausch zu Umweltpolitik

Response to Guidance to Member States and market actors to unlock private investments in energy efficiency (EED recast)

23 Feb 2024

Der Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie e.V. - en2x unterstützt als Gründungsmitglied der deutschen Initiative Energieeffizienz- und Klimaschutznetzwerke das Ziel die Energieeffizienz in der Industrie zu steigern und private Investitionen dafür zu mobilisieren. Die aktuellen Hemmnisse zur Umsetzung vieler Projekte zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz in der Industrie gliedern sich in technische Restriktionen und in die Schaffung von entsprechenden Business cases. Technische Restriktionen: Technisch ist zum Beispiel eine verlässliche und möglichst niedrige Einspeisetemperatur bei Fernwärmenetzen von Nöten, um das Abwärmepotenzial möglichst weit ausnutzen zu können. Des Weiteren kommen die vorhandenen Stromnetzanschlüsse oft an ihre Kapazitätsgrenzen, wenn z. B. große Industriebetriebe ihre Prozesse teilweise auf die Versorgung mit grünem Strom umstellen wollen. Ohne die passenden technischen Voraussetzungen können Projekte zur Steigerung der Energieeffizienz nicht oder nicht optimal umgesetzt werden. Schaffung von Business cases: Die Steigerung der Energieeffizienz in der Industrie ist häufig mit erheblich Investitionen verbunden. Die Amortisationszeiträume sind dabei sehr unterschiedlich. Insbesondere bei längeren Amortisationszeiträumen sind verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen besonders wichtig. Die derzeitige Politik bietet hier jedoch keine ausreichende Planungssicherheit, der potenzielle Investor steht damit vor enormen finanziellen Risiken und investiert im Zweifelsfalle daher oft nicht. Ein Beispiel ist das Fehlen von planbaren CO2-Preisen auf einem entsprechenden Preisniveau. Notwendig wären langfristig verlässliche Rahmenbedingungen, die so ausgestaltet sind, dass sich rechnende Business cases für Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen in der Industrie entstehen. Außerdem sorgt Bürokratie dafür, dass Investoren zurückhaltend sind.
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German Fuel Industry Urges Simplified EU ETS Compliance Rules

23 Aug 2023
Topic — Updates to EU Emissions Trading System monitoring and reporting rules for transport and heating.
Message — The association requests coordination between Germany's national emissions trading system and the new EU ETS 2 to minimize bureaucratic burdens during the 2025-2026 transition period. They seek practical solutions for determining scope factors across complex fuel supply chains, exemptions for transport losses, and alignment of biomass measurement requirements with existing RED II rules. They also request clear emission factor rules for renewable and recycled carbon fuels.123
Why — This would reduce compliance costs and administrative work during the transition to EU ETS 2.45
Impact — Environmental monitoring loses accuracy if transport losses and supply chain emissions are excluded.
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German Fuel Industry Urges Expanded Biofuel Feedstock Categories

22 Dec 2022
Topic — EU regulation updating the list of eligible feedstocks for advanced biofuels.
Message — The organization requests that intermediate crops be categorized under Annex IX Part A rather than Part B, and that member states maintain current feedstock classifications until 2030. They advocate for long-term planning security with clear targets for at least 10 years and an increase in Part B caps.123
Why — This would allow members to increase production capacity and reduce market uncertainty.45
Impact — Environmental groups lose stricter controls on which feedstocks count as truly advanced.6
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Response to Methodology to determine the share of renewables in case of co-processing

19 Jul 2022

en2x is pleased for the opportunity to give feedback on the draft Delegated Act on bio-co-processing. Please find our detailed comments attached. We would very much welcome a stakeholder meeting for this delegated act in the near future. The meeting held on 15 June 2022 on the delegated act on "rules for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin" was very informative and helpful.
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German Fuel Industry Urges Green Hydrogen Refinement Rules

16 Jun 2022
Topic — EU methodology for assessing greenhouse gas savings from renewable transport fuels.
Message — The industry requests inclusion of green hydrogen used in refineries for fuel hydro treatment, recognition of municipal waste as eligible feedstock, indefinite use of unavoidable industrial CO2 sources, and energy-based rather than economic allocation methods.1234
Why — This would enable refineries to count green hydrogen toward renewable targets while reducing administrative burden.56
Impact — Climate advocates lose stricter carbon accounting that would discourage continued fossil fuel production.7
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