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Possible transport energy sources for the future

handle: 20.500.14243/182518
In themediumtolongterm,lowfossilfuelavailabilitywillmakeitnecessarytofindalternatives.Mass productionofbiofuelswillnotbeapracticalsolutionbecauseitrequiresstrongcompetitionforland that isusedforgrowingfood.Therefore,itwillbenecessarytorevisetheframeoftransportation energy sources.Thenumberofpurelight-andheavy-dutyelectricvehiclescouldincreaseinurban areas.Instead,itwillbehardtofindaviablealternativetotheinternalcombustionengineforextra- urban transportvehicles,thereforealternativesyntheticfuelscouldbeusedtocompensateforfossil fuel depletion.Asidefromasmallshareobtainablefrombiomass,mostsyntheticfuelsareexpectedto be obtainedfromcoal.Amongthese,syntheticnaturalgasrepresentsaverygoodsolution.Infact, syntheticnaturalgaswillbeadvantageouswithrespecttohydrogen,whoseon-boardstoragewillbean unsolvedprobleminthemediumterm,andwithrespecttosyntheticliquidfuels,whichrequiremore energy intheproductionphase.Moreover,thecarboncontentofliquidfuels,whichishigherthanthat of gaseousfuels,willberesponsibleforhigherCO2 emissionsfromvehicles.Currently,naturalgashas poor diffusioninthetransportsector,andthispaperhighlightsthemotivationsforfavouringapolicy aimedatincreasingtheshareofgaseousfuel-poweredvehicles.Inadditiontothelowenvironmental impact,syntheticnaturalgasalsooffersthepossibilityofoptimisingtheutilisationoffutureresources
- National Research Council United States
- National Research Council Italy
- Istituto Motori Italy
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine United States
SNG, Coal, BTL, LNG, Biomass
SNG, Coal, BTL, LNG, Biomass
