Researchers at the Energy Institute of Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) are conducting research on producing jet fuel by coprocessing coal or coal-derived products with low-value liquid intermediates produced during petroleum refining. To date, most of this research effort has focused on a coal-tar blending process. Penn State currently plans to build a one-barrel per- day pilot plant and produce 100 barrels of product to be delivered to and tested ...
Chairmen and distinguished Members: Thank you for inviting me to speak on the important subject of developing and using unconventional fuels that can substitute for crude oil. I am a Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and have over 25 years of experience analyzing and assessing energy technology and policy issues. My remarks today are based on recent and ongoing research that RAND has been conducting with support from ...
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