Pioneer synthetic fuels facilities
An issue equally important to environmental, industrial, and public acceptability of the prospective synfuels industry has received much less focus. That is the effectiveness of governmental approaches and involvement as they affect synfuels acceptability. Three commercial synthetic fuel facilities are in advanced stages of construction and operational planning. Each achieved contracts for financial assistance from the US Government under different circumstances and principal legislative authorities. Each has also involved a significantly different approach in dealing with environmental protection. These approaches are summarized in a case study format which examines the interdependence of actions required by Federal, state, and local governments in reviewing and permitting each project and in implementing a process geared to achieve environmental acceptability. These are presented following a brief synopsis of current governmental involvement in ensuring environmental acceptability of the emerging synfuels industry.
- Research Organization:
- Advisory Committee on Federal Assistance for Alternative Fuel Demonstration Facilities (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5316244
- Report Number(s):
- ACFAAFDF-90004319; ON: DE90004319
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL GASIFICATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
FINANCING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRY
KEROGEN
MATERIALS
MINERAL OILS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATTER
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERMITS
PRODUCTION
REGULATIONS
SHALE OIL
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US DOE
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS