Potential and challenges of low-carbon energy options: Comparative assessment of alternative fuels for the transport sector

Cora Fernández-Dacosta, Li Shen, Wouter Schakel, Andrea Ramirez and Gert Jan Kramer

Applied Energy, 2019, vol. 236, issue C, 590-606

Abstract: The deployment of low-emission alternative fuels is crucial to decarbonise the transport sector. A number of alternatives like hydrogen or dimethyl ether/methanol synthesised using CO2 as feedstock for fuel production (hereafter refer to “CO2-based fuels”) have been proposed to combat climate change. However, the decarbonisation potential of CO2-based fuels is under debate because CO2 is re-emitted to the atmosphere when the fuel is combusted; and the majority of hydrogen still relies on fossil resources, which makes its prospects of being a low-carbon fuel dependent on its manufacturing process.

Keywords: CO2-based fuel; Hydrogen; Climate change mitigation; Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Prospective technology assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.11.055

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