Liquid Solar Fuel – Liquid hydrocarbons from solar energy and biomass

Franz Trieb, Massimo Moser and Jürgen Kern

Energy, 2018, vol. 153, issue C, 1-11

Abstract: The Liquid Solar Fuel (LSF) concept aims to provide renewable-energy-based fuels like synthetic Diesel and Kerosene for long-distance transport via trucks, ships and airplanes and for remote machinery. The purpose of this paper is to present a preliminary design and performance model of a small scale plant with a rated production capacity of 100 barrels per day. First technical and economic performance estimates suggest that an achievable process efficiency around 50% and a product cost of ca. 1 US$/liter for large scale units in the medium term future can be attractive when compared to similar processes like power-to-liquid or biomass-to-liquid.

Keywords: Liquid solar fuels; System analysis; Renewable energy; Solar energy; Fischer-tropsch synthesis; System integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.027

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