The Prospects for Coal-to-Liquid Conversion: A General Equilibrium Analysis

We investigate the economics of coal-to-liquid (CTL) conversion, a polygeneration technology that produces liquid fuels, chemicals, and electricity by coal gasification and Fischer-Tropsch process. CTL is more expensive than extant technologies when producing the same bundle of output. In addition,...

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Main Authors: Chen, Y. H. Henry, Reilly, John M., Paltsev, Sergey
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5520