Liquid solar fuels can be produced using a modular approach. A simplified economic analysis is used to evaluate the cost for making diesel and other fuels. In each reaction scheme, water is converted to hydrogen electrochemically, which is later converted to a liquid fuel by the Fischer-Tropsch method. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, provide power to each process in its entirety. Furthermore, costs for photoelectrochemical cells, a developing hydrogen-production technology, are estimated and compared with electrolyzer costs at optimized current densities. This approach for evaluating renewable liquid fuels can be customized as new technologies develop and cost estimates evolve. One way to address the large capital costs associated with a large-scale conversion to renewable fuels is for the government to establish a guaranteed market to buy such fuels in an amount comparable to the needs of the military. This would also help the United States meet its own mandate for a 50% conversion of the fleet to nonfossil fuels by 2021. (C) 2012 The Electrochemical Society. [DOI: 10.1149/2.046210jes] All rights reserved.
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AIChE JournalVolume 53, Issue 6 p. 1394-1398 Perspective Third way innovators to the rescue! James A. Trainham, Corresponding Author James A. Trainham [email protected] PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 James A. Trainham, PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 Peter Fox, Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001Search for more papers by this authorLawrence Fitzgerald, Lawrence Fitzgerald PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272Search for more papers by this authorPeter Fox, Corresponding Author Peter Fox [email protected] Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001 James A. Trainham, PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 Peter Fox, Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001Search for more papers by this author James A. Trainham, Corresponding Author James A. Trainham [email protected] PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 James A. Trainham, PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 Peter Fox, Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001Search for more papers by this authorLawrence Fitzgerald, Lawrence Fitzgerald PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272Search for more papers by this authorPeter Fox, Corresponding Author Peter Fox [email protected] Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001 James A. Trainham, PPG Industries, One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15272 Peter Fox, Fox Creative Services, Inc., 1 Sprucewood Lane, Avon, CT 06001Search for more papers by this author First published: 30 April 2007 https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.11206Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume53, Issue6June 2007Pages 1394-1398 RelatedInformation