PtL Fuels and Biofuels: A Dream Team?

Agneev Mukherjee, Maria Grahn, Julia Hansson, Thijmen Boter, Martin Junginger*, Henrik Rådberg, Timothy J. Wallington, Sierk de Jong, Robert De Kleine

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the pros and cons of Power-to-Liquid (PtL) fuels and fuels produced from biomass (biofuels). Possible integrated production and deployment pathways for these fuels are described as this will improve the potential for these fuels. An updated comparison of the economics of biofuels, PtL fuels and combinations of them as well as an overview of important environmental issues is presented. Finally, some industry actors provide their views on the possibilities for PtL fuels versus biofuels in various sectors. Overall, it can be concluded that the combination of biofuels and PtL fuels could—at least temporarily—be a ‘dream team’, providing a transitional trade-off between costs, land use, and electricity use.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreen Energy and Technology
PublisherSpringer
Pages1127-1156
Number of pages30
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-62411-7
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-62410-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025

Publication series

NameGreen Energy and Technology
VolumePart F3771
ISSN (Print)1865-3529
ISSN (Electronic)1865-3537

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Keywords

  • Biofuels
  • Biomass
  • Power-to-liquid
  • PtL possibilities
  • PtL potential
  • PtL vs. biofuels

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