Imperial College London
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DrRaphaelSlade

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Snr Research Fellow (IPCC Working Group III Head of TSU Sci)
 
 
 
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Citation

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@article{De:2015:10.1002/bbb.1613,
author = {De, Jong S and Hoefnagels, R and Faaij, A and Slade, R and Mawhood, RK and Junginger, M},
doi = {10.1002/bbb.1613},
journal = {Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining},
title = {The feasibility of short-term production strategies for renewable jet fuels – a comprehensive techno-economic comparison},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1613},
volume = {9},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This study compares the short-term economic feasibility of six conversion pathways for renewable jet fuel (RJF) production. The assessment combines (i) a harmonized techno-economic analysis of conversion pathways expected to be certified for use in commercial aviation by 2020, (ii) a pioneer plant analysis taking into account technological immaturity, and (iii) a quantified assessment of the merits of co-producing RJF alongside existing European supply chains in the pulp, wheat ethanol, and beet sugar industries. None of the pathways assessed are able to reach price parity with petroleum-derived jet fuel in the short term. The pioneer plant analysis suggests that the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) pathway is currently the best option; the technology achieves the lowest minimum fuel selling price (MFSP) of 29.3 € GJ−1 (1289 € t−1) and the technology is deployed on commercial scale already. In the short term, nth plant analysis shows hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and pyrolysis emerging as promising alternatives, yielding MFSPs of 21.4 € GJ−1 (939 € t−1) and 30.2 € GJ−1 (1326 € t−1), respectively. The pioneer plant analysis shows considerable MFSP increases for producing drop-in fuels using HTL and pyrolysis as both technologies are relatively immature. Hence, further RD&D efforts into these pathways are recommended. Co-production strategies decrease the MFSP by 4–8% compared to greenfield production. Integration of process units and material and energy flows is expected to lead to further cost reductions. As such, co-production can be a particularly useful strategy to progress emerging technologies to commercial scale.
AU  - De,Jong S
AU  - Hoefnagels,R
AU  - Faaij,A
AU  - Slade,R
AU  - Mawhood,RK
AU  - Junginger,M
DO  - 10.1002/bbb.1613
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 1932-104X
TI  - The feasibility of short-term production strategies for renewable jet fuels – a comprehensive techno-economic comparison
T2  - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1613
VL  - 9
ER  -
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