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Sustainable Fuel from CO2 and Electricity: A Commercial Scale Solution Ready to Meet Future Challenges

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Since the early 20th century, transport by road, sea and air has mainly been fueled by liquid hydrocarbons derived from crude oil. As crude oil derivatives have enjoyed a large cost advantage compared to alternative more sustainable fuels, the symbiotic development of fuel distribution and engine technology has centered around fossil fuels.

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    US Energy Information Administration.

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    Eurostat.

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    http://www.audi-mediacenter.com.

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    http://www.sunfire.de.

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    http://solazymeindustrials.com.

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    http://algenol.com/biofuelproducts/.

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    http://www.lanzatech.com/worlds-first-commercial-waste-gas-ethanol-plant-starts/.

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    http://www.cri.is.

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    https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/historical-market-data/.

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    https://www.iscc-system.org.

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Stefansson, B., Sigurbjörnsson, Ó. (2019). Sustainable Fuel from CO2 and Electricity: A Commercial Scale Solution Ready to Meet Future Challenges. In: Maus, W. (eds) Zukünftige Kraftstoffe. ATZ/MTZ-Fachbuch. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58006-6_20

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