Hydrogen enhancement potential of synthetic biofuels manufacture in the European context: A techno-economic assessment

Hannula, Ilkka

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.03.119

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“…Another important issue is process integration into existing industries and infrastructure, cofeeding of fossil feedstocks (to potentially improve economics) and external hydrogen supply to maximize carbon efficiency and thus product yield. 20 Synthetic biofuels can hardly be economic today. However, they provide excellent CO 2 reduction potentials (at least 82% from biomass to fuel production according to the studies performed in the BioBoost project), ecological and environmental performance when produced from biogenic residues.…”

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The bioliq process for producing synthetic transportation fuels

Dahmen

Abeln

Eberhard

et al. 2016

WIREs Energy & Environment

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Biofuels of the second generation can contribute significantly to the replacement of the currently used fossil energy carriers for transportation fuel production. The lignocellulosic biomass residues used do not compete with food and feed production, but have to be collected from wide‐spread areas for industrial large‐scale use. The two‐stage gasification concept bioliq offers a solution to this problem. It aims at the conversion of low‐grade residual biomass from agriculture and forestry into synthetic fuels and chemicals. Central element of the bioliq process development is the 2–5 MW pilot plant along the complete process chain: fast pyrolysis for pretreatment of biomass to obtain an energy dense, liquid intermediate fuel, high‐pressure entrained flow gasification providing low methane synthesis gas free of tar, hot synthesis gas cleaning to separate acid gases, and contaminants as well as methanol/dimethyl ether and subsequent following gasoline synthesis. After construction and commissioning of the individual process steps with partners from industry, first production of synthetic fuel was successfully achieved in 2014. In addition to pilot plant operation for technology demonstration, a research and development network has been established providing the scientific basis for optimization and further development of the bioliq process as well as to explore new applications of the technologies and products involved. WIREs Energy Environ 2017, 6:e236. doi: 10.1002/wene.236 This article is categorized under: Bioenergy > Science and Materials Bioenergy > Systems and Infrastructure

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The bioliq process for producing synthetic transportation fuels

Dahmen

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Eberhard

et al. 2016

WIREs Energy & Environment

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“…Further work and research is needed to develop life cycle assessment of technologies using hydrogen to enhance the production of synthetic biofuels (Hannula, 2016). This extends beyond road transport to other hydrogen-based fuels, and in particular ammonia.…”

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Regulations and Standards for Clean Trucks and Buses

2020

International Transport Forum Policy Papers

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Address non-regulated pollutants and integrate hydrogen-powered vehicles using internal combustion engines in regulations on tailpipe pollutant emissions Regulatory priorities should include the development of test procedures for air pollutants that are currently not regulated. These include ammonia, N2O, methane and formaldehyde. They should also cover the durability of exhaust after-treatment systems. Targeted new regulations on pollutant emissions testing may also be needed for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines. This could be part of policies to foster the uptake of hydrogen use in heavy vehicles. Address the environmental performance of vehicle batteries with regulatory innovation targeting their durability, carbon footprint and the sustainability of associated supply chains

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“…Audi has built the world's first industrial PtG plant in Werlte, northern Germany, which produces electrolytic hydrogen with 3 × 2 MW electrolyzer units and further synthetic natural gas . One application is to integrate variable renewable electricity with either biogas or syngas by using electrolytic hydrogen as an intermediate, producing so‐called hydrogen enhanced biofuels . In the latter case, bioenergy acts not only as a source of carbon but also as a source of energy.…”

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“…The continuous production of RES integrated biofuels would not be driven mainly by flexibility issues but by the possibility of increasing biomass resource efficiency through maximized carbon conversion during the conversion process. The biofuel output can reach even up to 2.6 or 3.1 fold improvement depending on the process configuration, and possibilities for equipment sharing also exist . However, a continuous low‐cost, low‐carbon source of electricity is needed to ensure feasible economics and adequate emissions savings …”

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Bioenergy RES hybrids − assessment of status in Finland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark

Hakkarainen

Hannula

Vakkilainen

2019

Biofuels Bioprod Bioref

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This paper surveys the status and future prospects of bioenergy renewable energy source (RES) hybrids, i.e. energy conversion processes that have at least two renewable energy inputs, one of which is bioenergy. Finland, Austria, Germany and Denmark were the case study countries. We found that the implementation of bioenergy RES hybrids was already ongoing in various sectors, but a majority of them was focused on domestic heating applications. Bioenergy can be used to provide flexible resources for both energy supply and energy storage. An important motivation behind hybrid systems is the possibility of switching between different energy sources in an optimal way. No significant technical limitations were identified for surveyed hybrid systems, but the future economic potential of bioenergy RES hybrids remains difficult to estimate as the value of flexibility cannot be assessed in isolation from the energy system.

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Hydrogen enhancement potential of synthetic biofuels manufacture in the European context: A techno-economic assessment

Cited by 87 publications

References 10 publications

The bioliq process for producing synthetic transportation fuels

The bioliq process for producing synthetic transportation fuels

Regulations and Standards for Clean Trucks and Buses

Bioenergy RES hybrids − assessment of status in Finland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark

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