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* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel_reforming Fossil Fuel Reforming] | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_fuel_reforming Fossil Fuel Reforming] | ||
* Report from SolarPaces (comprehensive): [http://www.solarpaces.org/Library/docs/Solar_Fuels.pdf Solar Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight] | * Report from SolarPaces (comprehensive): [http://www.solarpaces.org/Library/docs/Solar_Fuels.pdf Solar Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight] | ||
* [http://www.sollab.eu/psi.html Solar Technology Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) | * [http://www.sollab.eu/psi.html Solar Technology Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)] | ||
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Revision as of 23:00, 27 January 2011
Hydrocarbon fuels can be upgraded by various heat sources in endothermic processes. In other words, the calorific value of a liquid (bio-)fuel can be increased by solar thermal input. Gaseous fuels can similarly solar-upgraded via such endothermic processes (e.g. solar reforming or cracking of methane biogas). One example of this is methane to methanol, using concentrated sunlight. Source of methane can be biogas or syngas. Methanol is a fuel that is liquid at room temperature and can be used in an internal combustion engine. It is increasingly popular in China to power vehicles.
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External Links
- Wikipedia: Fossil Fuel Reforming
- Report from SolarPaces (comprehensive): Solar Fuels from Concentrated Sunlight
- Solar Technology Laboratory, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)