This course provides an introduction to sustainable fuels, including conventional and advanced biofuels, renewable fuels manufactured from biological and non-biological materials, hydrogen, and its derivatives. You will learn how these fuels are made, how they can be used, and their key quality characteristics. We survey the existing and projected use of sustainable fuels in transport (road, aviation, and marine), and their role in the energy transition towards a world with net zero emissions.
There are no pre-requisites for this course and there is no advance preparation required.
Programme Level: Basic
Course Code: OSF
Industry: Renewables, Biofuels & Ethanol
CPE Credits: 2 self-study CPE credits awarded for this course
You will learn to:
- Distinguish between conventional biofuels and other types of sustainable fuels
- Point out the main drivers behind the adoption of sustainable fuels in the transport sector
- Identify the main source materials that are needed for sustainable fuel production
- Identify the key conventional biofuels, how they are produced and used
- Distinguish between the quality of petroleum-derived fuels and biofuels
- Recognize the different production pathways for creating sustainable aviation fuels
- Point out how hydroprocessing can create fuels including HVO renewable diesel
- Distinguish between the different ‘colors’ of hydrogen and how they are made
- Recognize the main renewable fuels of non-biological origin that can be derived from hydrogen
- Recognize the key regulatory approaches to sustainable fuels, including renewable fuel standards
- Identify some of the limitations that constrain the expansion of sustainable fuel production
- Point out the applications for sustainable fuels that are most likely to contribute to global decarbonization
Practice exercises and self-assessment quizzes are included to help reinforce key topics introduced throughout the course.
A comprehensive final test will be given at the end of the course.
