Natural gas based energy systems - how New Zealand decided not to act in its own best interest
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), Journal Name: Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States) Vol. 83-PET-28; ISSN ASMSA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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290400* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Resources
ALCOHOLS
AUSTRALASIA
BIOMASS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COMPRESSED GASES
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANOL
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
IMPORTS
MATERIALS
METHANOL
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NEW ZEALAND
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC MATTER
PEAT
PETROLEUM
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESOURCES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES