Solution?
NY startup Already makes Gasoline from Thin Air!
Aircela developed a refrigerator sized, modular machine that creates ready to use gasoline from a mix of air, water & renewable electricity!
It uses Direct Air Capture technology to suck in carbon dioxide, using electricity to split it into water & hydrogen.
Then, the machine uses a catalyst to make gasoline - producing a gallon of fuel every day!
Right now, the chemical process uses lots of energy - but, makes a possibly endless supply of fuel...
Commercial plans include a solar farm for gasoline generation & remote residential use.
Cost per unit is expected to be high...
Notes:
Right now, the process uses 75 kwh of energy to make 37 kwh - of which, only 15 kwh can be used!!
75 kwh allow EVs to drive 225-300 miles - but, 1 gallon of gasoline only gets you as far as 60 miles away...
Then, there's the cost.
Using off grid energy, it would cost around $7.50 per gallon!!
In our inflated economy, gasoline costs about $4 a gallon at the pump...
The global average is around $5 a gallon - though eastern Europe & Asia have places where a gallon costs $13!
Then, there's the question of emissions.
It's actually more practical to charge an EV's battery with all that wasted energy.
What I like is that it pulls CO² from the air.
Then there's the hydrogen & oxygen from the water!
These last two are usable elements.
Perhaps this machine could be repurposed...
While on deployment, naval ships could use excess power from their nuclear reactors to make jet fuel!!
The Navy might save some money from less resupply shipments...
So, as yet, there's limited uses for it.
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