Unconventional fossil-based fuels :
Unconventional fossil-based fuels : economic and environmental trade-offs /
Michael Toman [and others].
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp., ©2008.
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 72 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
- Technical report ; TR-580-NCEP .
- Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-580-NCEP. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72).
Introduction -- History and context of unconventional fossil-resource development -- Carbon capture and storage for unconventional fuels -- Oil sands and synthetic crude oil -- Coal-to-liquids production -- Competitiveness of unit production costs for synthetic crude oil and coal-to-liquids -- Conclusions.
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Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States and more than 95 percent of all energy used in the U.S. transportation sector. Almost 60 percent of liquid fuels are imported. Emissions from the consumption of petroleum account for 44 percent of the nation's CO2 emissions, with approximately 33 percent of national CO2 emissions resulting from transportation-fuel use. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted from oil sands and fuels produced via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. The findings indicate the potential cost-competitiveness of these alternative fuels and the potential trade-offs that their deployment requires between economic and environmental considerations.
Electronic reproduction.
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2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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0833046411 1282033263 9780833046413 9781282033269
RAND/TR-580-NCEP
22573/cttp0sb JSTOR
2008036873
Coal liquefaction.
Heavy oil.
Oil sands.
Petroleum engineering.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Energy.
Coal liquefaction.
Heavy oil.
Oil sands.
Petroleum engineering.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE--Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
TN871 / .U49 2008eb
333.79/68
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72).
Introduction -- History and context of unconventional fossil-resource development -- Carbon capture and storage for unconventional fuels -- Oil sands and synthetic crude oil -- Coal-to-liquids production -- Competitiveness of unit production costs for synthetic crude oil and coal-to-liquids -- Conclusions.
Use copy
Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States and more than 95 percent of all energy used in the U.S. transportation sector. Almost 60 percent of liquid fuels are imported. Emissions from the consumption of petroleum account for 44 percent of the nation's CO2 emissions, with approximately 33 percent of national CO2 emissions resulting from transportation-fuel use. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted from oil sands and fuels produced via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. The findings indicate the potential cost-competitiveness of these alternative fuels and the potential trade-offs that their deployment requires between economic and environmental considerations.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0833046411 1282033263 9780833046413 9781282033269
RAND/TR-580-NCEP
22573/cttp0sb JSTOR
2008036873
Coal liquefaction.
Heavy oil.
Oil sands.
Petroleum engineering.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Industries--Energy.
Coal liquefaction.
Heavy oil.
Oil sands.
Petroleum engineering.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Environmental Policy.
SCIENCE--Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--General.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
TN871 / .U49 2008eb
333.79/68