Publications

Economic Impact Study

An economic impact study completed by Alcorn State University concluded that our proposed commercial-scale synthetic fuels and power facility in Adams County, MS (Natchez Project) would create over 2,100 direct jobs and over 3,400 indirect jobs during the project’s construction phase. Once operational, the facility is expected to create over 400 high paying direct jobs and over 3,200 indirect jobs according to the study.

Alcorn State University Economic Impact Study of Rentech’s Proposed Natchez Project
June 29, 2009

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Third-Party Studies

The United States Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has conducted life-cycle analyses of the production of fuels from the Fischer-Tropsch process based on various feedstocks. The results indicate that greenhouse gas emissions of synthetic fuels can be comparable to or lower than those generated in the production of petroleum-derived diesel.

Affordable, Low-Carbon Diesel Fuel from Domestic Coal and Biomass
January 14, 2009

Increasing Security and Reducing Carbon Emissions of the U.S. Transportation Sector: A Transformational Role for Coal with Biomass
August 24, 2007

Life-Cycle Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Inventory For Fischer-Tropsch Fuels
June 2001

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RAND conducted a study that analyzed the costs, benefits, and risks of developing a U.S. CTL industry that is capable of producing liquid fuels on a strategically significant scale.

Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues
December 2008