Contribution to a standardized economic and ecological assessment methodology for e-fuel production in Germany

Techno-economic and ecological analysis of synthetic fuel production requires a consistent set of assumptions to ensure comparability. The proposed methodology was developed to assess any e-fuel production globally under various local conditions. It includes standards concerning the methodology and cost calculations for individual process stages, along with electricity, H 2 , heat, and CO 2 supply. With the presented approach, net production costs, production efficiencies, and the global warming potential can be compared. In this work, the basic assumptions for e-fuel-production in Germany are shared and illustrated with a simplified example.