The feasibility and current estimated capital costs of producing jet fuel at sea using carbon dioxide and hydrogen

@article{Willauer2012TheFA,
  title={The feasibility and current estimated capital costs of producing jet fuel at sea using carbon dioxide and hydrogen},
  author={Heather D. Willauer and Dennis R. Hardy and Frederick W. Williams},
  journal={Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy},
  year={2012},
  volume={4},
  pages={033111}
}
A comparative cost/benefit and energy balance analysis addresses the critical scientific and technical challenges that impact the economic feasibility of synthesizing up to 100 000 gal per day of jet fuel at sea using carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) from the sea. Included in this analysis are the capital cost, operation and maintenance, and electrical generation cost for synthesizing jet fuel at sea using either ocean thermal energy conversion or nuclear power processes as the energy… 
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