Techno-economic impacts of shale gas on cellulosic biofuel pathways

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
10272146	Fuel	2014	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

- We quantify the impact of U.S. shale gas on eight cellulosic biofuel pathways.
- Two economic scenarios are developed based on EIA projections.
- The economic feasibility of the pathways is quantified under price uncertainty.
- We compare the pathway scenario results under each economic scenario.

Keywords

WTI FTS IRR LTG HTG IHG AEO MMBTU million British thermal units SMR FPH TPEC RFS2 DCFROR discounted cash flow rate of return DHG NPV TPI LPG NCG MTG AAS Energy information administration net present value LCA Life Cycle Assessment Steam methane reforming EIA Techno-economic analysis Uncertainty analysis metric ton RIN Fischer–Tropsch synthesis Cellulosic biofuel Methanol to gasoline Internal rate of return Enzymatic hydrolysis TEA Shale gas liquefied petroleum gas Non-condensable gases