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Economic and Environmental Potential of Large‐Scale Renewable Synthetic Jet Fuel Production through Integration into a Biomass CHP Plant in Sweden

Fagerström, Anton ; Abdelaziz, Omar LU ; Poulikidou, Sofia ; Lewrén, Adam ; Hulteberg, Christian LU orcid ; Wallberg, Ola LU orcid and Rydberg, Tomas (2022) In Energies 15(3).
Abstract

The potential of bio‐electro‐jet fuel (BEJF) production with integration into an existing biomass‐based combined heat and power (CHP) facility was investigated. The BEJF is produced via Fischer–Tropsch (F–T) synthesis from biogenic CO2 and H2 obtained by water electrolysis. Techno-economic (TEA)‐ and life. cycle (LCA)‐ assessments were performed to evaluate the production cost and environmental impact of the BEJF production route. The BEJF mass fraction reached 40% of the total F–T crude produced. A reduction of 78% in heating demands was achieved through energy integration, leading to an increase in the thermal efficiency by up to 39%, based on the F–T crude. The total production cost of BEJF was in the range of... (More)

The potential of bio‐electro‐jet fuel (BEJF) production with integration into an existing biomass‐based combined heat and power (CHP) facility was investigated. The BEJF is produced via Fischer–Tropsch (F–T) synthesis from biogenic CO2 and H2 obtained by water electrolysis. Techno-economic (TEA)‐ and life. cycle (LCA)‐ assessments were performed to evaluate the production cost and environmental impact of the BEJF production route. The BEJF mass fraction reached 40% of the total F–T crude produced. A reduction of 78% in heating demands was achieved through energy integration, leading to an increase in the thermal efficiency by up to 39%, based on the F–T crude. The total production cost of BEJF was in the range of EUR 1.6–2.5/liter (EUR 169–250/MWh). The GWP of the BEJF was estimated to be 19 g CO2‐eq per MJ BEJF. The reduction potential in GWP in contrast to the fossil jet baseline fuel varied from 44% to more than 86%. The findings of this study underline the potential of BEJF as a resource‐efficient, cost‐effective, and environmentally benign alternative for the aviation sector. The outcome is expected to be applicable to different geograph-ical locations or industrial networks when the identified influencing factors are met.

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Carbon capture, Electrofuel, Life cycle assessment, Renewable fuel, Sustainable aviation fuel, Techno‐economic assessment
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Energies
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15
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3
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1114
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17 pages
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MDPI AG
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1996-1073
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10.3390/en15031114
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English
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Funding Information: This research was funded by the Swedish Energy Agency (Grant 48387?1), the SIVL Foundation for IVL (Grant 3D:09/19 and 3D:09/20), and the J?mtkraft Environmental fund. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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  author       = {{Fagerström, Anton and Abdelaziz, Omar and Poulikidou, Sofia and Lewrén, Adam and Hulteberg, Christian and Wallberg, Ola and Rydberg, Tomas}},
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  keywords     = {{Carbon capture; Electrofuel; Life cycle assessment; Renewable fuel; Sustainable aviation fuel; Techno‐economic assessment}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  number       = {{3}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Energies}},
  title        = {{Economic and Environmental Potential of Large‐Scale Renewable Synthetic Jet Fuel Production through Integration into a Biomass CHP Plant in Sweden}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15031114}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/en15031114}},
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