Biofuel Viability for the Ocean-Going Marine Sector

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2278927· OSTI ID:2278927

Kass, Michael ^[1]; Tan, Eric C. D. ^[2]; Ramasamy, Karthikeyan K. ^[3]; Hawkins, Troy ^[4]; Theiss, Timothy ^[1]; Abdullah, Zia ^[2]; Demirtas, Meltem ^[4]; Padmaperuma, Asanga ^[3]; Drennan, Corinne ^[3]; Schaidle, Joshua ^[2]; Newes, Emily ^[2]; Kristi, Moriarty ^[2]; Longman, Douglas E. ^[4]; Iisa, Kristiina ^[2]; Mukarakate, Calvin ^[2]; Kaul, Brian ^[1]; Li, Shuyun ^[3]; Lee, Suh-Jane ^[3]; Gui, Mond ^[3]; Thorson, Michael ^[4] ; Zaimes, Greg G. ^[4]; Stuhr, Jaxon Z. ^[4]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
4. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Marine transport contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide emissions but is one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize because full electrification is infeasible. Renewable, low–carbon biofuels offer a potential path to decarbonization of the marine sectors but the understanding of the effects of new biofuels on engine performance and emissions is limited. In this document we report on the results of a series of studies on the techno-economic, life cycle and technical feasibility of biofuels as replacements for heavy fuel oils currently used to fuel large ocean-going vessels.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 2278927
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM--2022/2373
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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