TY - GEN
T1 - Supply Chain Sustainability Analysis of Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels via Indirect Liquefaction, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Combined Algal Processing, and Biochemical Conversion: Update of the 2021 State-of-Technology Cases
AU - Cai, Hao
AU - Ou, Longwen
AU - Wang, Michael
AU - Davis, Ryan
AU - Dutta, Abhijit
AU - Harris, Kylee
AU - Wiatrowski, Matthew
AU - Tan, Eric
AU - Bartling, Andrew
AU - Klein, Bruno
AU - Hartley, Damon
AU - Burli, Pralhad
AU - Lin, Yingqian
AU - Roni, Mohammad
AU - Thompson, David
AU - Snowden-Swan, Lesley
AU - Zhu, Yunhua
AU - Li, Shuyun
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) aims to develop and deploy technologies to transform renewable biomass resources into commercially viable, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower through public and private partnerships (U.S. Department of Energy, 2016). BETO and its national laboratory teams conduct in-depth techno-economic assessments (TEA) of biomass feedstock supply and logistics and conversion technologies to produce biofuels. There are two general types of TEAs: A design case is a TEA that outlines a target case (future projection) for a particular biofuel pathway. It enables identification of data gaps and research and development needs, and provides goals and benchmarks against which technology progress is assessed. A state of technology (SOT) analysis assesses progress within and across relevant technology areas based on actual results at current experimental scales, relative to technical targets and cost goals from design cases, and includes technical, economic, and environmental criteria as available. In addition to developing a TEA for a pathway of interest, BETO also performs a supply chain sustainability analysis (SCSA). The SCSA takes the life-cycle analysis approach that BETO has been supporting for about 20 years. It enables BETO to identify energy consumption, environmental, and sustainability issues that may be associated with biofuel production. Approaches to mitigate these issues can then be developed. Additionally, the SCSA allows for comparison of energy and environmental impacts across biofuel pathways in BETO's research and development portfolio.
AB - The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) aims to develop and deploy technologies to transform renewable biomass resources into commercially viable, high-performance biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower through public and private partnerships (U.S. Department of Energy, 2016). BETO and its national laboratory teams conduct in-depth techno-economic assessments (TEA) of biomass feedstock supply and logistics and conversion technologies to produce biofuels. There are two general types of TEAs: A design case is a TEA that outlines a target case (future projection) for a particular biofuel pathway. It enables identification of data gaps and research and development needs, and provides goals and benchmarks against which technology progress is assessed. A state of technology (SOT) analysis assesses progress within and across relevant technology areas based on actual results at current experimental scales, relative to technical targets and cost goals from design cases, and includes technical, economic, and environmental criteria as available. In addition to developing a TEA for a pathway of interest, BETO also performs a supply chain sustainability analysis (SCSA). The SCSA takes the life-cycle analysis approach that BETO has been supporting for about 20 years. It enables BETO to identify energy consumption, environmental, and sustainability issues that may be associated with biofuel production. Approaches to mitigate these issues can then be developed. Additionally, the SCSA allows for comparison of energy and environmental impacts across biofuel pathways in BETO's research and development portfolio.
KW - algal processing
KW - biochemical conversion
KW - hydrocarbon fuels
KW - indirect liquefaction
KW - SCSA
KW - SOT
U2 - 10.2172/1862925
DO - 10.2172/1862925
M3 - Technical Report
ER -