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According to figures I've seen on Green Car Congress the well-to-wheels CO2 emissions for CTL are 1.8 to 2.3 times that of petrol. I recall someone pointing out that cattle were dying of thirst in Inner Mongolia while their Bergius plant kept devouring water.
Fortunately the output numbers for CTL in Australia are currently small. It seems implausible that captured CO2 could be re-injected into the same formation from which gasified coal was removed. This reinforces the case for a tough carbon cap, if Rudd ever has the political will to implement it properly.
Ferguson seems increasingly like the fat guy who explodes in the Monty Python movie. He swallows every little nibble his minders feed him.
Mr Creosote - I always thought he was more a heavy oil / tar sands kind of guy...
I think I need a bucket !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlK62rjQWLk
I've always thought your work was good, Gav, as in this excellent report, but when you whipped out Mr. Creosote, my favorable opinion was confirmed beyond any doubt.
Here's my view of coal-to-liquids, underground or not.
Dave
Thanks Dave.
That Holy Grail scene is another classic - "its a mere flesh wound !".
Also, it might be of interest here to read my column on the U.S. Air Force's plans to partially convert its jets to CTL by 2015.
They seem to be a bit worried about peak oil effects on available jet fuel and its price going forward.
In the meantime, U.S. air carriers are dropping like flys...
Dave