Vital option: creating a synthetic fuels industry

Journal Article · Mon Dec 04 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6430213

Thorne, R D

Robert Thorne outlines steps the DOE is taking to develop a synthetic fuel industry as part of an overall strategy to relieve dependence on imported oil. New fuels should be available, he states, as an insurance against supply interruptions before they can be justified in the market. The rationale for commercial gasification of Eastern coal is based on its near-term availability, the fact that pipelines will not be available to bring gasified Western coal to the East, and the economic implications of increased imports of gas or gas liquids from Mexico and Algeria. Gas pipelines are already in place in the Northeast and industries are mostly using natural gas or oil distillate. Thorne suggests a large-scale facility to test, evaluate, and demonstrate gasification schemes and components as a way to develop improvements in the process and define the economic parameters of successful commercialization.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6430213
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 3:49; ISSN EUSND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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