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Title: Producing liquid fuels from coal: prospects and policy issues

Abstract

The increase in world oil prices since 2003 has prompted renewed interest in producing and using liquid fuels from unconventional resources, such as biomass, oil shale, and coal. This book focuses on issues and options associated with establishing a commercial coal-to-liquids (CTL) industry within the United States. It describes the technical status, costs, and performance of methods that are available for producing liquids from coal; the key energy and environmental policy issues associated with CTL development; the impediments to early commercial experience; and the efficacy of alternative federal incentives in promoting early commercial experience. Because coal is not the only near-term option for meeting liquid-fuel needs, this book also briefly reviews the benefits and limitations of other approaches, including the development of oil shale resources, the further development of biomass resources, and increasing dependence on imported petroleum. A companion document provides a detailed description of incentive packages that the federal government could offer to encourage private-sector investors to pursue early CTL production experience while reducing the probability of bad outcomes and limiting the costs that might be required to motivate those investors. (See Rand Technical Report TR586, Camm, Bartis, and Bushman, 2008.) 114 refs., 2 figs., 16 tabs., 3 apps.

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OSTI Identifier:
21261781
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Book
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Monograph MG754
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; COAL LIQUEFACTION; USA; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COAL LIQUIDS; PRODUCTION; COST; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; OIL SHALES; BIOMASS; PETROLEUM; IMPORTS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAPTURE; METHANOL; GREENHOUSE GASES

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Bartis, James T, Camm, Frank, and Ortiz, David S. Producing liquid fuels from coal: prospects and policy issues. United States: N. p., 2008. Web.
Bartis, James T, Camm, Frank, & Ortiz, David S. Producing liquid fuels from coal: prospects and policy issues. United States.
Bartis, James T, Camm, Frank, and Ortiz, David S. 2008. "Producing liquid fuels from coal: prospects and policy issues". United States.
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abstractNote = {The increase in world oil prices since 2003 has prompted renewed interest in producing and using liquid fuels from unconventional resources, such as biomass, oil shale, and coal. This book focuses on issues and options associated with establishing a commercial coal-to-liquids (CTL) industry within the United States. It describes the technical status, costs, and performance of methods that are available for producing liquids from coal; the key energy and environmental policy issues associated with CTL development; the impediments to early commercial experience; and the efficacy of alternative federal incentives in promoting early commercial experience. Because coal is not the only near-term option for meeting liquid-fuel needs, this book also briefly reviews the benefits and limitations of other approaches, including the development of oil shale resources, the further development of biomass resources, and increasing dependence on imported petroleum. A companion document provides a detailed description of incentive packages that the federal government could offer to encourage private-sector investors to pursue early CTL production experience while reducing the probability of bad outcomes and limiting the costs that might be required to motivate those investors. (See Rand Technical Report TR586, Camm, Bartis, and Bushman, 2008.) 114 refs., 2 figs., 16 tabs., 3 apps.},
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