Evaluation of the potential use of e-fuels in the European aviation sector: a comprehensive economic and environmental assessment including externalities
Diego Freire Ordóñez, Thorsteinn Halfdanarson, Caroline Ganzer, Nilay Shah, Niall Mac Dowell, Gonzalo Guillén‐Gosálbez
Abstract
and, more specifically, the electricity used in their production processes. In this regard, the production plant's location emerges as a critical factor due to the costs associated with balancing the intermittency of site-specific renewables.
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Jet fuelExternalityAviationCarbon footprintNatural resource economicsMarginal abatement costAviation fuelRenewable fuelsFossil fuelGreenhouse gasEnvironmental economicsScarcityRenewable energyEnvironmental scienceEconomicsEngineeringWaste managementEcologyAerospace engineeringElectrical engineeringMicroeconomicsBiologyEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies