Future Fuels—Analyses of the Future Prospects of Renewable Synthetic Fuels

Thomas Pregger, Günter Schiller, Felix Cebulla, Ralph-Uwe Dietrich, Simon Maier, André Thess, Andreas Lischke, Nathalie Monnerie, Christian Sattler, Patrick Le Clercq, Bastian Rauch, Markus Köhler, Michael Severin, Peter Kutne, Christiane Voigt, Hans Schlager, Simone Ehrenberger, Mario Feinauer, Lukas Werling, Victor P. Zhukov, Christoph Kirchberger, Helmut K. Ciezki, Florian Linke, Torsten Methling, Uwe Riedel and Manfred Aigner
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Thomas Pregger: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Günter Schiller: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Felix Cebulla: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Ralph-Uwe Dietrich: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Simon Maier: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
André Thess: Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Andreas Lischke: Institute of Transport Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Nathalie Monnerie: Institute of Solar Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Höhe, 51147 Köln, Germany
Christian Sattler: Institute of Solar Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Linder Höhe, 51147 Köln, Germany
Patrick Le Clercq: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Bastian Rauch: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Markus Köhler: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Michael Severin: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Peter Kutne: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Christiane Voigt: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Hans Schlager: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Simone Ehrenberger: Institute of Vehicle Concepts, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Mario Feinauer: Institute of Vehicle Concepts, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Lukas Werling: Institute of Space Propulsion, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Im Langen Grund, 74239 Hardthausen, Germany
Victor P. Zhukov: Institute of Space Propulsion, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Im Langen Grund, 74239 Hardthausen, Germany
Christoph Kirchberger: Institute of Space Propulsion, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Im Langen Grund, 74239 Hardthausen, Germany
Helmut K. Ciezki: Institute of Space Propulsion, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Im Langen Grund, 74239 Hardthausen, Germany
Florian Linke: Air Transportation Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Blohmstraße 20, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
Torsten Methling: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Uwe Riedel: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Manfred Aigner: Institute of Combustion Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Energies, 2019, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-36

Abstract: The Future Fuels project combines research in several institutes of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on the production and use of synthetic fuels for space, energy, transportation, and aviation. This article gives an overview of the research questions considered and results achieved so far and also provides insight into the multidimensional and interdisciplinary project approach. Various methods and models were used which are embedded in the research context and based on established approaches. The prospects for large-scale fuel production using renewable electricity and solar radiation played a key role in the project. Empirical and model-based investigations of the technological and cost-related aspects were supplemented by modelling of the integration into a future electricity system. The composition, properties, and the related performance and emissions of synthetic fuels play an important role both for potential oxygenated drop-in fuels in road transport and for the design and certification of alternative aviation fuels. In addition, possible green synthetic fuels as an alternative to highly toxic hydrazine were investigated with different tools and experiments using combustion chambers. The results provide new answers to many research questions. The experiences with the interdisciplinary approach of Future Fuels are relevant for the further development of research topics and co-operations in this field.

Keywords: power-to-liquid; synthetic fuel; renewable energy; solar fuel; technology assessment; aviation fuel; systems analysis; green propellant; hydrogen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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