The role of electrofuels: a cost-effective solution for future transport?

About the project

Electrofuels are synthetic hydrocarbons produced from carbon dioxide and water with electricity as the main source. They are interesting for several reasons, namely as they may play an important role as transport fuels in the future, could be used to store intermittent electricity production, and because they provides an opportunity for biofuel producers to increase the yield of hydrocarbons/biofuels from the same amount of biomass.

The purpose of the project is to deepen the knowledge of electrofuels by

• mapping and analyzing the technical potential for recycling of carbon dioxide from Swedish biofuel and combustion plants
• mapping the economic potential
• analyzing the conditions under which electrofuels are cost-effective compared to other alternative fuels in order to reach climate targets.