Well-to-Wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context A joint study by EUCAR / JRC / CONCAWE Summary of Results Heinz Hass, FORD Jean-François Larivé, CONCAWE Vincent Mahieu, JRC/IES Slide 1
Outline Objectives Pathways Vehicle Assumptions Overall results: WTW energy/ghg, costs Specific results Conventional liquid fuels CNG Alternative liquid fuels DME Hydrogen Potential for conventional fuel substitution and CO 2 avoidance Conclusions Slide 2
Study Objectives Establish, in a transparent and objective manner, a consensual well-to-wheels energy use and GHG emissions assessment of a wide range of automotive fuels and powertrains relevant to Europe in 2010 and beyond. Consider the viability of each fuel pathway and estimate the associated macro-economic costs. Have the outcome accepted as a reference by all relevant stakeholders. Slide 3
Well-to-Wheels Pathways Resource Crude oil Coal Natural Gas Biomass Wind Nuclear Fuels Conventional Gasoline/Diesel/Naphtha Synthetic Diesel (F-T) CNG Hydrogen (compressed / liquid) Methanol DME Ethanol FAME Powertrains Spark Ignition: Gasoline, CNG, Ethanol, H 2 Compression Ignition: Diesel, DME, FAME Fuel Cell Hybrids: SI, CI, FC Hybrid Fuel Cell + Reformer Slide 4
Well-to-Tank Matrix Fuel Resource Crude oil X Coal X X X Natural gas Piped X X X X X X Remote X X X X X X Biomass Woody waste X X X X X Farmed wood X X X X X X Sugar beet X Wheat X Rapeseed X Sunflower X Wind X Nuclear X Electricity X Slide 5
X: 2002-2010 X: 2010 only Tank-to-Wheels Matrix PISI DISI DICI Hyb. SI Hyb. DICI FC Hyb. FC Gasoline X X X X Diesel X X X CNG (dedicated) X X Diesel 95% / FAME 5% X X X Gasoline 95% / EtOH 5% X X X Methanol X FAME X X DME X X F-T Diesel X X Naphtha X Hydrogen, compressed X X X X Hydrogen, liquid X X X X Slide 6
Vehicle Assumptions The simulations of GHG emissions and energy use were based on a model vehicle representing the European C-segment and on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The model vehicle results are not representative of the EU fleet When necessary, the vehicle platform was adapted to ensure that each fuel and powertrain combination met a set of minimum performance criteria ( speed, acceleration, gradability etc). The criteria reflect European customer expectations Compliance with Euro III / IV was ensured for the 2002 / 2010 case No assumptions were made with respect to availability and market share of the vehicle technology options proposed for 2010 and beyond Heavy duty vehicles (truck and busses) were not considered in the study Slide 7
Overall Results GHG Emissions vs. Energy Use WTW GHG (g CO2eq/ km) 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 Crude oil Natural gas Eu-mix coal Biomass (conventional) Eu-mix elec Biomass (advanced) Wind, Nuclear Gasoline Diesel CNG Syndiesel ex NG Syndiesel ex wood DME ex NG DME ex wood EtOHex sugar beet EtOH ex wheat EtOH ex wood FAME Hyd ex NG, ICE Hyd ex NG, FC Hyd ex NG+ely, ICE Hyd ex NG+ely, FC Hyd ex coal Hyd ex coal+ely, ICE Hyd ex coal+ely, FC Hyd ex bio, ICE Hyd ex bio, FC Hyd ex bio+ely, ICE Hyd ex bio+ely, FC Hyd ex wind+ely, ICE Hyd ex wind+ely, FC Hyd ex nuclear, ICE Hyd ex nuclear, FC Hyd ind(ref+fc) Hyd ex EU-mix elec (ely), ICE Hyd ex EU-mix elec (ely), FC 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 WTW energy (MJ/ 100 km) Slide 8
Overall Results GHG Emissions vs. Energy Use Chart shows WTW GHG emissions versus total WTW energy input: Energy includes renewable energy, GHG emissions reflects fossil fuel use Performance of current Gasoline ICE is highlighted Data points cluster on lines representing the energy source material Wide spread along each line according to the fuel pathway and vehicle option considered Large variations in N 2 O emissions influence GHG emissions from conventional biomass fuels Advanced biomass fuels, together with wind and nuclear offer largest GHG emission reductions Slide 9
General Observations: WTW A Well-to-Wheels analysis is the essential basis to assess the impact of future fuel and powertrain options. Both fuel production pathway and powertrain efficiency are key to assessing GHG emissions and energy use. A common methodology and data-set have been developed, providing a basis for the evaluation of pathways. Data can be updated as technologies evolve. Results must further be evaluated in the context of volume potential, feasibility, practicality, costs of the fuels pathways investigated. General observations and the main conclusions are presented using the following scheme: Points pertaining to energy use and GHG emissions are in normal font and with a square bullet. Additional points involving feasibility, availability and costs are in italic and with an arrow bullet. Slide 10
Overall Results Costs of CO 2 avoided The cost estimates in this study are based on the following assumptions: In a business as usual scenario - 5% of the conventional EU-25 fleet (marginal diesel and gasoline) will emit ca 37 Mt CO 2eq /a in 2010 (280 M vehicles, fleet average consumption 137 g CO 2 /km, 16000 km/a average mileage, 140 Mt/a of gasoline and 60 Mt/a of diesel) If this portion of the EU transportation demand were hypothetically to be replaced by alternative fuels and powertrain technologies, the GHG savings vs. incremental costs would be as indicated CO 2 avoided costs are calculated from incremental capital and operating costs for fuel pathway and vehicle Slide 11
Overall Results Costs of CO 2 avoided 5% fleet substitution scenario 100% CNG DME ex NG GHG avoided from reference case 80% 60% 40% 20% Biomass Advanced CNG Wind & Nuclear Biomass Conventional The reference case is gasoline + diesel in the expected demand ratio in 2010 5% corresponds to 37 Mt/a CO 2eq Hydrogen from NG Ref+FC (fossil) Syndiesel ex w ood DME ex w ood EtOH ex sugar beet EtOH ex w ood FAME Hyd ex NG, FC Hyd ex w ood, ICE Hyd ex w ood, FC Hyd ex nuclear+ely, ICE Hyd ex nuclear+ely, FC Hyd ex w ind+ely, ICE Hyd ex w ind+ely, FC Hyd ind gasoline, ref+fc Hyd ind NG/MeOH, ref+fc Hyd ind Wood/MeOH, ref+fc EtOH ex Wheat 0% 100 1000 10000 Cost (EUR/t CO 2eq avoided) Slide 12
General Observations: Costs A shift to renewable / low carbon sources is currently costly However, high cost does not always result in high GHG emission reductions At comparable costs GHG savings can be considerably different and vice versa In a 5% replacement scenario significant GHG emission reductions can be achieved by using fuels from biomass at a cost of 200-300 /ton CO 2 avoided Slide 13
Specific Results: WTW The results are reviewed in detail for the following fuels and a range of applicable powertrains : Liquid fuels from crude oil Compressed natural gas Alternative liquid fuels ( including biomass sources) Di-methyl ether (DME) Hydrogen Slide 14
Conventional Fuels from Crude Oil 220 200 Gasoline 2002 PISI WTW GHG (g CO 2eq / km) 180 160 140 Conv. Diesel 2010 Conv. Diesel 2002 DPF no DPF Gasoline 2010 hyb. Gasoline 2010 DISI 120 Conv. Diesel 2010 hyb. 100 150 170 190 210 230 250 270 WTW energy (MJ / 100 km) Slide 15
Conventional Fuels from Crude Oil Energy GHG Conv. Diesel DICI Hyb. Conv. Diesel DICI Hyb. Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF Hyb. Gasoline DISI Hyb. 2010 Hyb. Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF Hyb. Gasoline DISI Hyb. 2010 Hyb. Gasoline PISI Hyb. Gasoline PISI Hyb. Conv. Diesel DICI Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF Gasoline DISI 2010 TTW WTT Conv. Diesel DICI Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF Gasoline DISI 2010 TTW WTT Gasoline PISI Gasoline PISI Conv. Diesel DICI Gasoline DISI 2002 Conv. Diesel DICI Gasoline DISI 2002 Gasoline PISI Gasoline PISI 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 250 MJ / 100 km g CO 2eq / km Slide 16
Conventional Fuels / Vehicle Technologies Developments in engine and vehicle technologies will continue to contribute to the reduction of energy use and GHG emissions: In the timeframe 2002 to 2010, higher energy efficiency improvements are predicted for the gasoline and CNG engine technology (PISI) than for the diesel engine technology Hybridization of the conventional engine technologies can provide further GHG emission and energy use benefits Hybridisation technologies would increase the complexity and cost of the vehicles Slide 17
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 220 WTW GHG (g CO 2eq / km) 200 180 Gasoline 2010 Conv. Diesel 2002 160 Conv.Diesel 2010 Gasoline 2010 hyb. Conv.Diesel 140 2010 hyb. Gasoline 2002 CNG 2010 LNG Piped, 4000 km CNG 2002 120 100 CNG 2010 hybrid 150 170 190 210 230 250 270 290 310 WTW energy (MJ / 100 km) Slide 18
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Energy GHG CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF 2010 Hyb. CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF 2010 Hyb. Gasoline SIDI Gasoline SIDI CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI TTW WTT CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI TTW WTT Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF 2010 Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF 2010 Gasoline SIDI Gasoline SIDI Gasoline PISI Gasoline PISI CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (LNG) PISI CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI Gasoline DISI 2002 CNG (4000 km) PISI Conv. Diesel DICI Gasoline DISI 2002 Gasoline PISI Gasoline PISI 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 50 100 150 200 MJ / 100 km g CO 2eq / km Slide 19
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): key points The origin of the natural gas and the supply pathway are critical to the overall WTW energy use and GHG emissions Today the WTW GHG emissions for CNG lie between gasoline and diesel, approaching diesel in the best case Beyond 2010, greater engine efficiency gains are predicted for CNG vehicles, especially with hybridization WTW GHG emissions becomes better than those of diesel WTW energy use remains higher than for conventional fuels The cost of CO 2 avoided is relatively high as CNG requires specific vehicles and a dedicated distribution and refueling infrastructure Targeted application in fleet markets may be more effective than widespread use in personal cars Slide 20
Alternative Liquid Fuels 200 180 Gasoline Syndiesel: GTL WTW GHG (g CO2eq / km) 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Conv. diesel Common basis: 2010 PISI or DICI DPF (not for DME) DME: NG SME DME: wood RME 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 WTW energy (MJ / 100 km) EtOH: sugar beet Syndiesel: BTL EtOH: wheat EtOH: wood Slide 21
Alternative Liquid Fuels: Conventional Biofuels Energy GHG SME: glycerine as animal feed SME: glycerine as chemical RME: glycerine as animal feed 2010 DICI+DPF SME: glycerine as animal feed SME: glycerine as chemical RME: glycerine as animal feed 2010 DICI+DPF RME: glycerine as chemical RME: glycerine as chemical Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF Conv. Diesel DICI+DPF EtOH: W Wood EtOH: F wood EtOH: Wheat, no straw TTW WTT EtOH: W Wood EtOH: F wood EtOH: Wheat, no straw EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to heat EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to EtOH 2010 PISI EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to heat EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to EtOH 2010 PISI EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to fodder EtOH: Sugar beet, pulp to fodder Gasoline PISI Gasoline PISI 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 0 50 100 150 200 MJ / 100 km g CO 2eq / km Slide 22
Alternative Liquid Fuels: Syndiesel Energy GHG DME: Farmed wood DME: Waste wood DME: Remote synthesis 2010 DICI DME: Farmed wood DME: Waste wood DME: Remote synthesis 2010 DICI Syndiesel: Farmed wood Syndiesel: Waste wood TTW WTT Syndiesel: Farmed wood Syndiesel: Waste wood Syndiesel: Remote GTL 2010 DICI+DPF Syndiesel: Remote GTL 2010 DICI+DPF Conv. diesel DICI+DPF Conv. diesel DICI+DPF 0 100 200 300 400 500 0 50 100 150 200 250 MJ / 100 km g CO 2eq / km Slide 23
Alternative Liquid Fuels: key points (1) A number of routes are available to produce alternative liquid fuels that can be used neat or in blends with conventional fuels in the existing infrastructure and vehicles Conventionally produced bio-fuels such as ethanol and FAME provide some GHG benefits but are energy intensive compared to conventional crude oil-based fuels The GHG balance of conventional biofuels is particularly uncertain because of N 2 O emissions Potential volumes of ethanol and FAME are limited. The cost/benefit depends of the specific pathway, by-product usage and N 2 O emissions Slide 24
Alternative Liquid Fuels: key points (2) GTL processes enable high quality diesel fuel to be produced from natural gas. However, the WTW GHG emissions are higher than for conventional diesel fuel Only limited GTL volumes can be expected to be available by 2010 and beyond New processes are being developed to produce synthetic fuels from biomass (BTL) with lower overall GHG emissions, though still high energy use BTL processes have the potential to save substantially more GHG emissions than current bio-fuel options at comparable cost Issues such as land and biomass resources, material collection, plant size, efficiency and costs, may limit the application of these processes Slide 25
Di-Methyl Ether (DME) DME can be produced from natural gas or biomass at lower energy use and GHG emissions than other GTL or BTL fuels Implementation costs would be much higher as DME would require specifically designed engines and a dedicated distribution and refuelling infrastructure Slide 26
Hydrogen 800 700 Eu-mix coal Gasoline Diesel Hyd ex NG, ICE Hyd ex NG, FC 600 Hyd ex NG+ely, ICE Hyd ex NG+ely, FC WYW GHG (g CO2eq/km) 500 400 300 200 Natural gas Eu-mix elec Hyd ex coal, ICE Hyd ex coal, FC Hyd ex coal+ely, ICE Hyd ex coal+ely, FC Hyd ex bio, ICE Hyd ex bio, FC Hyd ex bio+ely, ICE Hyd ex bio+ely, FC Hyd ex wind+ely, ICE Hyd ex wind+ely, FC Hyd ex nuclear, ICE 100 Crude oil Biomass (advanced) Wind, Nuclear Hyd ex nuclear, FC Hyd ind (Ref+FC) Hyd ex EU-mix elec, ICE Hyd ex EU-mix elec, FC 0 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 WTW energy (MJ/ 100 km) Slide 27
Hydrogen: key points (1) Many potential production routes exist and the results are critically dependent on the pathway selected. If hydrogen is produced from natural gas: WTW GHG emissions savings can only be achieved if hydrogen is used with fuel cell vehicles The WTW energy use / GHG emissions are higher for hydrogen ICE vehicles than for conventional fuels and CNG vehicles In the short term, natural gas is the only viable and cheapest source of large scale hydrogen. WTW GHG emissions savings can only be achieved if hydrogen is used in fuel cell vehicles albeit at high costs Hydrogen ICE vehicles will be available in the near-term at a lower cost than fuel cells. Their use would increase GHG emissions as long as hydrogen is produced from natural gas Slide 28
Hydrogen: key points (2) Electrolysis using EU mix electricity results in higher GHG emissions than producing hydrogen directly from NG Hydrogen from non-fossil sources (biomass, wind, nuclear) offers low overall GHG emissions Renewable sources have a limited potential for the foreseeable future and are at present expensive More efficient use of renewables may be achieved through direct use as electricity rather than road fuels application Slide 29
Hydrogen: key points (3) Indirect hydrogen through on-board reformers offers little GHG benefit compared to advanced conventional powertrains or hybrids On-board reforming could offer the opportunity to establish fuel cell vehicle technology with the existing fuel distribution infrastructure Large scale central hydrogen production (from coal or gas) offers the potential for CO 2 capture and sequestration The technical challenges in distribution, storage and use of hydrogen lead to high costs. Also the cost, availability, complexity and customer acceptance of vehicle technology utilizing hydrogen technology should not be underestimated. Slide 30
Overall Results GHG Emissions vs. Energy Use GHG g CO2eq/km 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Natural gas Eu-mix coal Eu-mix elec New approaches such as - Renewable Fuels - Carbon Capture & Sequestration Crude oil Offer GHG savings but are generally more energy intensive Biomass (conventional) Biomass (advanced) Wind, Nuclear 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Energy MJ/ 100km Gasoline Diesel CNG Syndiesel ex NG Syndiesel ex wood DME ex NG DME ex wood EtOHex sugar beet EtOH ex wheat EtOH ex wood FAME Hyd ex NG, ICE Hyd ex NG, FC Hyd ex NG+ely, ICE Hyd ex NG+ely, FC Hyd ex coal Hyd ex coal+ely, ICE Hyd ex coal+ely, FC Hyd ex bio, ICE Hyd ex bio, FC Hyd ex bio+ely, ICE Hyd ex bio+ely, FC Hyd ex wind+ely, ICE Hyd ex wind+ely, FC Hyd ex nuclear, ICE Hyd ex nuclear, FC Hyd ind(ref+fc) Hyd ex EU-mix elec (ely), ICE Hyd ex EU-mix elec (ely), FC Slide 31
Alternative use of primary energy resources - Biomass Where could the biomass come from? Agricultural Surplus land Sugar beet + Wheat grain Or Oil seeds Or Wood Ethanol + Ethanol Or FAME Or Syn diesel (*) Or DME Set asides Wheat grain Or Oil seeds Or Wood Or Or Ethanol FAME Syn diesel Or DME Forestry residues Wood waste Or Ethanol Syn diesel DME Agricultural Straw Ethanol wastes Slide 32
Alternative use of primary energy resources - Biomass Potential for conventional fuels substitution with biomass-derived fuels 6000 5000 8360 WTT basis EU-25 Naphtha 4000 DME Syn diesel FAME PJ/a 3000 % net renewable energy EtOH cel. EtOH conv 2000 91% 91% Diesel HD Diesel PC 61% 73% Gasoline 1000 0 Gasoline Diesel Max ethanol Max FAME + Syn diesel Max Syn diesel Max DME Slide 33
Alternative use of primary energy resources - Biomass Potential for CO 2 avoidance with biomass-derived fuels 300 250 Mt CO2eq/a avoided 200 150 100 WTW basis EU-25 Hydrogen Naphtha DME Syn diesel FAME EtOH cel. EtOH conv 50 0 Max ethanol Max FAME + Syn diesel Max Syn diesel Max DME Hydrogen (ICE) Hydrogen (FC) Slide 34
Alternative use of primary energy resources - Biomass Potential for CO 2 avoidance from 1 ha of land Wood to DME Wood to FT diesel Wood to C-H2, Ely (O/S), FC Wood processing Wood to C-H2 (O/S), FC Wood to C-H2 (cen), ICE Wood to C-H2 (cen), FC Reference case: 2010 ICE with Conventional fuel Oilseeds to FAME Wood to EtOH Wheat to EtOH Conventional biofuels Sugar beet to EtOH Wood to elec, conv (vs Coal, state-of-the-art) Electricity Wood to elec, IGCC (vs Coal, state-of-the-art) Wood to elec, IGCC (vs NG CCGT) 0 5 10 15 20 25 t CO 2 avoided / ha/a Slide 35
Alternative use of primary energy resources Natural gas Potential for CO 2 avoidance from 1 MJ extracted gas C-H2, central ref, ICE C-H2, central ref, FC Reference case: 2010 ICE with Conventional fuel FT diesel CNG (LNG) Electricity (vs Coal, state-of-theart) -20 0 20 40 60 80 g CO 2 avoided / MJ natural gas Slide 36
Alternative use of primary energy resources - Wind Potential for CO 2 avoidance from 1 MJ wind electricity C-H2, Ely (cen), ICE C-H2, Ely (cen), FC Reference case: 2010 ICE with Conventional fuel Electricity (vs Coal, state-of-the-art) Electricity (vs NG, CCGT) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 g CO 2 avoided / MJ wind electricity Slide 37
Conclusions A shift to renewable/low fossil carbon routes may offers a significant GHG reduction potential but generally requires more energy. The specific pathway is critical No single fuel pathway offers a short term route to high volumes of low carbon fuel. Contributions from a number of technologies/routes will be needed. A wider variety of fuels may be expected in the market Blends with conventional fuels and niche applications should be considered if they can produce significant GHG reductions at reasonable cost Transport applications may not maximize the GHG reduction potential of renewable energies Optimum use of renewable energy sources such as biomass and wind requires consideration of the overall energy demand including stationary applications Slide 38
Well-to-Wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context The study report is available on the WEB: http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/download/eh For questions / inquiries / requests / notes to the consortium, please use the centralised mail address: infowtw@jrc.it Slide 39