Assessing the Potential of Synthetic Fuels for Low Carbon Transport in UK and Globally

要实现英国宣布的实现温室气体净零排放的目标，交通运输的脱碳至关重要。合成燃料包括一系列生物质衍生燃料，以及将可再生氢和捕获的二氧化碳结合在一起生产的燃料，预计将在减少航运和航空部门的排放方面发挥关键作用，可能还会在公路客运方面发挥关键作用。在英国的背景下，成本效益高的海上风能的快速扩张和碳捕获技术的部署将提供必要的资源，可能支撑国内燃料生产行业。该博士项目将开发新的生命周期评估和技术经济方法，以评估英国境内合成生产的潜力及其在轻型车辆车队中的使用，并将研究结果扩展到重型公路车队、铁路、船舶和/或航空部门。所采取的综合办法将考虑目前和未来氢生产路线和二氧化碳来源的组合；燃料生产过程的预期发展；以及在运输应用中直接替代传统燃料的适宜性。

Decarbonisation of transport is essential to achieve the UK's stated goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Synthetic fuels, which include a range of biomass-derived fuels and those produced by combining renewable hydrogen and captured CO2, are expected play a crucial role in reducing emissions in shipping and aviation sectors, and potentially in passenger road transport as well. In the UK context, the rapid expansion of cost-effective offshore wind and the deployment of carbon capture technologies will provide the necessary resources that could underpin a domestic fuel production industry. This PhD project will develop novel life cycle assessment and techno-economic approaches to assess the potential for synthetic production within the UK and their use in the light duty vehicle fleet, and extend findings to the heavy-duty road fleet, rail, marine, and/or aviation sectors. The comprehensive approach undertaken will consider the current and future mix of hydrogen production routes and CO2 sources; anticipated developments in fuel production processes; and suitability for direct substitution for conventional fuels in transport applications.