Potential and challenges of low-carbon energy options: Comparative assessment of alternative fuels for the transport sector

The deployment of low-emission alternative fuels is crucial to decarbonise the transport sector. A number of alternatives like hydrogen or dimethyl ether/methanol synthesised using CO₂ as feedstock for fuel production (hereafter refer to “CO₂-based fuels”) have been proposed to combat climate change. However, the...

Impact of fuel selection on the environmental performance of post-combustion calcium looping applied to a cement plant

Calcium looping CO₂ capture is a promising technology to reduce CO₂ emissions from cement production. Coal has been seen as a logical choice of fuel to drive the calcium looping process as coal is already the primary fuel used to produce cement. This study assesses the impact of using different fuels, namely coal,...