04305nam 2200589Ia 450 991022010380332120200520144314.01-282-03339-597866120333910-8330-4676-4(CKB)1000000000718896(EBL)423174(OCoLC)476261234(SSID)ssj0000228267(PQKBManifestationID)12044164(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000228267(PQKBWorkID)10149220(PQKB)11239714(MiAaPQ)EBC423174(EXLCZ)99100000000071889620081124d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProducing liquid fuels from coal prospects and policy issues /James T. Bartis, Frank Camm, David S. OrtizSanta Monica, CA Rand Corp.20081 online resource (199 p.)"Rand Project Air Force."0-8330-4511-3 Includes bibliographical references.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 ApproachBaseline 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 BenefitsEmployment 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; SummaryCHAPTER 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; ReferencesLarge 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.Coal liquefactionGovernment policyUnited StatesCoal liquefactionCoal liquefactionGovernment policyCoal liquefaction.662/.6622Bartis James T.1945-904741Camm Frank A.1949-924077Ortiz David(David Santana)973386MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220103803321Producing liquid fuels from coal2874344UNINA