Fuel production plant

A fuel production plant, comprising:

• an electrolysis apparatus configured to electrolyze water to generate hydrogen and oxygen;
• an ethanol generation apparatus configured to decompose sugars to generate ethanol and carbon dioxide;
• a hydrocarbon generation apparatus configured to generate hydrocarbons by reacting carbon dioxide with hydrogen;
• a hydrogen supply part configured to supply hydrogen generated in the electrolysis apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus by coupling the electrolysis apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus;
• an oxygen supply part configured to supply oxygen generated in the electrolysis apparatus to the ethanol generation apparatus by coupling the electrolysis apparatus to the ethanol generation apparatus;
• a carbon dioxide supply part configured to supply carbon dioxide generated in the ethanol generation apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus by coupling the ethanol generation apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus, wherein the carbon dioxide supply part includes a carbon dioxide storage part in which carbon dioxide generated in the ethanol generation apparatus is stored, and supplies the carbon dioxide stored in the carbon dioxide storage part to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus;
• a carbon dioxide recovery apparatus configured to recover carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and supply the recovered carbon dioxide to the carbon dioxide storage part;
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• a controller that is configured to operate the carbon dioxide recovery apparatus in such a way that the volume of carbon dioxide stored in the carbon dioxide storage part increases when this storage volume is below a predetermined value.