Anaerobic Digestion: Manure Digestion (Methane), Anaerobic from Digestion biogas digestion using agricultural or food organic processing residues and by-products) materials Biomass Thermochemical and Hydrothermal Gasification Bioliquid Fuels - All forms of Biomass Liquefaction through acid or enzymatic hydrolysis liquid fuels (Ethanol), Biomass Esterification (Biodiesel, Methanol), Fuels Yes derived Biomass Thermochemical Pyrolysis (Bio-oil), Biomass (BIL) from Hydrothermal Liquefaction organic materials Coal Mine Methane Gas, Liquefied Coal, Bituminous Coal and Anthracite Coal, Lignite Coal, Coal-based synfuel including Coal briquettes, pellets or extrusions, which are formed by binding Coal (COA) materials and processes that recycle material; No Coal, Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal. An electrochemical device that converts a renewable fuel's chemical energy into electricity and heat without combustion: Fuel Cell - FCR Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells Yes Renewable (MCFC, Proton Exchange Membrane Cells (PEM), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC), Fuel Cell - Other Fuel Cell An electrochemical device that converts a non-renewable fuel's – FCN chemical energy directly into electricity, heat and water without No combustion Natural Gas NG Natural Gas No Other Other Fossil Fossil Blast-Furnace Gas, Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, No Gas Gas Refinery, and other processes, Propane (OFG) Geothermal Geothermal Electric Yes (GEO) Conventional Hydroelectric , including upgrades that increase Hydro Yes capacity; Run-of River Hydroelectric Nuclear Nuclear: Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium Nuclear No (NUC) Distillate Fuel Oil: All Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, Petroleum Coke, Residual Oil: No. 5 Oil Oil and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil, Waste/Other Oil: (OIL) No Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid), Re-Refined Motor Oil, Sludge Oil, Tar Oil
from organic materials Anaerobic Digestion: Manure Digestion (Methane), Anaerobic Digestion biogas digestion using agricultural or food processing residues and by-products) Biomass Thermochemical and Hydrothermal Gasification Bioliquid Fuels - All forms of liquid fuels derived from organic materials Fuels (BIL) Biomass Liquefaction through acid or enzymatic hydrolysis (Ethanol), Biomass Esterification (Biodiesel, Methanol), Biomass Thermochemical Pyrolysis (Bio-oil), Biomass Hydrothermal Liquefaction Yes Coal Coal (COA) Coal Mine Methane Gas, Liquefied Coal, Bituminous Coal and Anthracite Coal, Lignite Coal, Coal-based synfuel including briquettes, pellets or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle material; Coal, Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal. No Fuel Cell - Renewable FCR An electrochemical device that converts a renewable fuel's chemical energy into electricity and heat without combustion: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells (MCFC, Proton Exchange Membrane Cells (PEM), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC), Fuel Cell - Other Yes Fuel Cell – FCN An electrochemical device that converts a non-renewable fuel's chemical energy directly into electricity, heat and water without combustion No Natural Gas NG Natural Gas No Other Fossil Gas Other Fossil Gas (OFG) Blast-Furnace Gas, Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery, and other processes, Propane No Geothermal (GEO) Geothermal Electric Yes Hydro Conventional Hydroelectric , including upgrades that increase capacity; Run-of River Hydroelectric Yes Nuclear Nuclear (NUC) Nuclear: Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium No Oil Oil (OIL) Distillate Fuel Oil: All Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, Petroleum Coke, Residual Oil: No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil, Waste/Other Oil: Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid), Re-Refined Motor Oil, Sludge Oil, Tar Oil No
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