Natural gas based energy systems - how New Zealand decided not to act in its own best interest

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5490970

Jawetz, P

New Zealand's gas reserves in the Taranaki province could be used as a basis to replace a petroleum-energy-fueled transportation system by a methanol and compressed natural gas (CNG) transportation system leading to future introduction of methanol, ethanol, and fuel gases, produced from other sources e.g. biomass, coal, and peat. Instead, New Zealand seems to opt temporarily for a wasteful use of the natural gas in order to produce a gasoline-like fuel in a methanol-to-synthetic gasoline (MTG) process. The product will then be incorporated with streams from imported petroleum at the petroleum refinery. This route leads to a 25 percent utilization, approximately, of potential transportation fuel use of the gas while still perpetuating New Zealand's dependency on imported crude.

• Research Organization: Consultant, 425 East 72 St., New York, NY 10021
• OSTI ID: 5490970
• Journal Information: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States), Vol. 83-PET-28
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING
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GASIFICATION
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NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
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IMPORTS
COAL
COMPRESSED GASES
ETHANOL
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METHANOL
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AUSTRALASIA
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GAS FUELS
GASES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
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ORGANIC MATTER
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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