Producing liquid fuels from coal [[electronic resource] ] : prospects and policy issues / / James T. Bartis, Frank Camm, David S. Ortiz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220103803321
• Autore: Bartis James T. <1945->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008
• ISBN: 1-282-03339-5; 9786612033391; 0-8330-4676-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CammFrank A. <1949->; OrtizDavid (David Santana)
• Disciplina: 662; 662.6622; 662/.6622
• Soggetti: Coal liquefaction - Government policy - United States; Coal liquefaction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Rand Project Air Force."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; About This Book; CHAPTER TWO- The Coal Resource Base; The Adequacy of the U.S. Coal Resource Base; The Distribution of U.S. Coal Reserves and Production; Coal Variability; Mine Size; Policy Implications of the Coal Resource Base; CHAPTER THREE- Coal-to-Liquids Technologies; The Fischer-Tropsch Coal-to-Liquids Approach; The Methanol-to-Gasoline Coal-to-Liquids Approach; The Direct Coal Liquefaction Approach; Baseline Greenhouse-Gas Emissions from Production of Coal-Derived Liquid FuelsCarbon Capture and Sequestration; Alternative Carbon-Management Options; Technical Viability and Commercial Readiness; Production Costs; Timeline for Coal-to-Liquids Development; CHAPTER FOUR- Other Unconventional Fuels; Commercially Ready Unconventional Fuels; Emerging Unconventional Fuels; Summary; CHAPTER FIVE- Benefits of Coal-to-Liquids Development; Economic Profits; Reductions in the World Price of Oil; National Security Benefits; Improved Petroleum Supply Chain; Oil-Supply Disruption Benefits; Employment BenefitsConfounding or Inconclusive Arguments; The Economic Value of a Domestic Coal-to-Liquids Industry; CHAPTER SIX- Critical Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquids Development; Environmental Impacts of Coal-to-Liquids Production; Impediments to Private-Sector Investment; CHAPTER SEVEN- Designing Incentives to Encourage Private Investment; Designing an Effective Long-Term Public-Private Relationship; Assessing Financial Effects Under Conditions of Uncertainty; Findings and Policy Implications; Promoting Competition; Summary; CHAPTER EIGHT- Moving Forward with a Coal-to-Liquids Development EffortPrevailing Uncertainties; The Military Perspective; Federal Policy Options; An Insurance Policy; Air Force Options for Coal-to-Liquids Industrial Development; Scoping Federal Efforts: How Much Is Enough?; A Stable Framework for Reducing World Oil Prices; 119APPENDIX A- Cost-Estimation Methodology and Assumptions; APPENDIX B- Greenhouse-Gas Emissions: Supporting Analysis; APPENDIX C- A Model of the Global Liquid-Fuel Market; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Large U.S. coal reserves and viable technology make promising a domestic. industry producing liquid fuels from coal. Weighing benefits, costs, and. environmental issues, a productive and robust U.S. strategy is to promote a. limited amount of early commercial experience in coal-to-liquids production. and to prepare the foundation for managing associated greenhouse-gas. emissions, both in a way that reduces uncertainties and builds future. capabilities.