Fuel from Organic Matter,

Abstract

It has been suggested frequently that the solar energy stored in green plants and organic wastes could be tapped to provide an alternative to the dwindling resources of fossil fuels. The advantage would be a fuel source that is renewable and available in our own time. This paper investigates the amounts of energy that might be made available from organic sources, the approximate cost of producing it and converting it to a convenient fuel, and some of the implications of a large-scale agro-energy industry.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA002204

Entities

People

  • Doris J. Dugas

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energy
  • Energy-Generating Resources
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Materials
  • Organic Materials
  • Solar Energy

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design