Power-to-fuel as a key to sustainable transport systems - An analysis of diesel fuels produced from CO2 and renewable electricity

This paper thus explores selection, production, and implementation strategies for promising future fuel alternatives for the transport sector. There are already techno-economic calculations - and in some cases pilot plants - for various pathways for synthesizing these fuels. However, in order to achieve a comparative evaluation of the various paths, standardized calculations are necessary. This evaluation creates the basis for an efficient implementation strategy for a future, ideally greenhouse gas-neutral, transportation sector, and thus to achieve the objectives of the Energiewende and Energy Roadmap 2050 set out by the European Commission.