Alternative Road Transport Fuels

Examining the economic, energy and emissions impications of various road transport fuel alternatives, this volume describes the methodology of life-cycle analysis, the technologies for fuel production and use in vehicles, and the overall life-cycle comparisons between fuels.

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This study examines, in a national context, the overall economic, energy and emissions impications of various road transport fuel alternatives. Comparisons are made on a life-cycle basis for each fuel taking into consideration the energy use and emissions associated with its production, distribution and end-use in vehicles. Volume 1 describes the methodology of life-cycle analysis, the technologies for fuel production and use in vehicles, the overall life-cycle comparisons between fuels, and brief details of their economics. The relative merits of each alternative fuel and the factors constraining their market penetration are also summarized.