The limits of conventional energy supplies based on fossil fuels are foreseeable. At a time when resources become increasingly scarce and dependence on energy imports grows, the use of alternative fuels becomes a key strategy for sustainability - both on the national and the global level.
Addressing these vital issues, the Future Energy and Mobility Structures Research Group (RG 1) provides science-based analyses and solutions for a sustainable fuel system. The range of alternative options to today's fuel mix is covered, including synthetic fuels, natural gas, biofuels and hydrogen.
Future options are assessed with regard to technical properties and potentials, costs and market prospects, efficiency of primary resource allocation and the climate change impacts of competing pathways. Our research gives insights into opportunities for and barriers to alternative fuel options, provides an overview of the current state of debate and identifies open research questions.
In order to provide a sound assessment of the future prospects and benefits of alternative fuels, each individual option needs to be discussed within the context of the energy system as a whole. Our research is therefore based on an encompassing approach of systems analysis that takes account of interdependencies and dynamic effects.
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