Power-to-liquids : potentials and perspectives for the future supply of renewable aviation fuel / publisher: German Environment Agency, Section I 3.2 ; authors: Patrick Schmidt, Werner Weindorf (LBST - Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH), Arne Roth, Valentin Batteiger, Florian Riegel (Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V.) ; on behalf of the German Environment Agency

Abstract

The 2015 Paris Agreement requires massive greenhouse gas emission reductions in all sectors by mid-century. Renewable fuels are a major building block to achieve substantial absolute emission reductions in aviation. This study gives an introduction into the novel concept of producing renewable jet fuel using renewable electricity, so-called Power-to-Liquids (PtL). The PtL production pathways and the drop-in capability of the resulting jet fuel are explained and their comparative performances are discussed in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiencies, costs, water demand and land requirements.