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

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62411-7_38

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Chalmers University of Technology
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Utrecht University
Preem AB
Ford Motor Company
SkyNRG

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Green Energy and Technology
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1127-1156
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-62411-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-62410-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62411-7_38
Publication status	Published - 2025

Publication series

Name	Green Energy and Technology
Volume	Part 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.

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

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

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