Method for producing fuel with renewable content having reduced lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions
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1. A method of producing a transportation or heating fuel comprising:
- (a) causing a first amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane to be introduced to apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to a fuel production facility, said first amount of combustible fluid feedstock being derived from organic material;
(b) withdrawing for use at a fuel production facility, a second amount of combustible fluid feedstock approximately equal to the first amount of combustible fluid feedstock;
(c) processing at the fuel production facility the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock to produce renewable hydrogen;
(d) producing a third amount of liquid transportation or heating fuel having renewable content by a process that comprises;
combining renewable hydrogen derived from the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock with a crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen, wherein the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable content of the fuel is at least 20% lower than baseline emissions for gasoline; and
(e) generating or receiving a renewable fuel credit as a result of the hydrogenation.
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According to the present invention, organic material is converted to a combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane. A fuel production facility utilizes or arranges to utilize combustible fluid feedstock to generate renewable hydrogen that is used to hydrogenate crude oil derived hydrocarbons in a process to make liquid transportation or heating fuel. The renewable hydrogen is combined with crude oil derived hydrocarbons under conditions to hydrogenate the hydrocarbons with the renewable hydrogen.
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1. A method of producing a transportation or heating fuel comprising:
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(a) causing a first amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane to be introduced to apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to a fuel production facility, said first amount of combustible fluid feedstock being derived from organic material; (b) withdrawing for use at a fuel production facility, a second amount of combustible fluid feedstock approximately equal to the first amount of combustible fluid feedstock; (c) processing at the fuel production facility the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock to produce renewable hydrogen; (d) producing a third amount of liquid transportation or heating fuel having renewable content by a process that comprises;
combining renewable hydrogen derived from the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock with a crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen, wherein the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable content of the fuel is at least 20% lower than baseline emissions for gasoline; and(e) generating or receiving a renewable fuel credit as a result of the hydrogenation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of producing a combustible fluid feedstock for use in producing a transportation or heating fuel, said method comprising:
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(a) producing combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane from organic material in a production facility; (b) collecting the combustible fluid feedstock from the production facility; (c) optionally removing impurities from the combustible fluid feedstock; (d) introducing a first amount of combustible fluid feedstock from step (b) or (c) to apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to a fuel production facility; and (e) causing a fuel production facility to use combustible fluid feedstock in a process for producing transportation or heating fuel, said process comprising; (i) withdrawing for use at a fuel production facility a second amount of combustible fluid feedstock from the apparatus approximately equal to the first amount of combustible fluid feedstock; (ii) processing the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock to produce renewable hydrogen; (iii) producing a liquid transportation or heating fuel having renewable content by a process comprising combining renewable hydrogen derived from the second amount of combustible fluid feedstock with a crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen, wherein the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable content of the fuel is at least 20% lower than baseline emissions for gasoline; and (f) generating or receiving a renewable fuel credit as a result of said hydrogenation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of producing a transportation or heating fuel comprising:
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(a) obtaining at a fuel production facility, from an apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to or within the fuel production facility, either an amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising renewable hydrogen or an amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane which is processed to produce renewable hydrogen, wherein the amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising renewable hydrogen or methane obtained at the fuel production facility is approximately equal to a respective amount of combustible fluid feedstock introduced to the apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to or within the fuel production facility, the introduced amount of combustible fluid feedstock produced by a process comprising thermal gasification or anaerobic digestion of biomass; (b) producing a liquid transportation or heating fuel having renewable content by a process comprising combining the renewable hydrogen with a crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen, wherein the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable content of the fuel is at least 20% lower than baseline emissions for gasoline; and (c) generating or receiving a renewable fuel credit as a result of the hydrogenation in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of producing a combustible fluid feedstock for use in producing a transportation or heating fuel, said method comprising:
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(a) producing combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane or hydrogen by a process comprising thermal gasification or anaerobic digestion of biomass; (b) collecting the combustible fluid feedstock; (c) optionally removing impurities from the combustible fluid feedstock; (d) supplying a first amount of combustible fluid feedstock from step (b) or (c) to apparatus for delivering a combustible fluid feedstock to or within a fuel production facility, wherein a fuel production facility; (i) obtains either an amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising renewable hydrogen or an amount of combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane which is processed to produce renewable hydrogen; (ii) produces a liquid transportation or heating fuel having renewable content by a process that comprises combining renewable hydrogen with a crude oil derived liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen, wherein the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the renewable content of the fuel is at least 20% lower than baseline emissions for gasoline; and (e) generating or receiving a renewable fuel credit as a result of the hydrogenation in step d (ii). - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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