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Edited by Britton:
4/29/2015 12:47:44 AM
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Diesel from air and water
[quote]Audi has begun production of a synthetic diesel fuel made from water, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen. Unlike fossil fuels, which release additional carbon into the atmosphere, Audi’s “e-diesel,” which is being produced at a plant in Dresden in conjunction with the German alternative energy company Sunfire, has a net-zero carbon footprint because it is made with carbon dioxide taken from the air.
The challenge for Audi will be ramping up its fuel from a science project to a commercial success. It seems to have ambitions to do so: it has been pursuing carbon-neutral fuels since 2009, and its partnership with Sunfire is just one of several collaborations with energy companies. [/quote]
One of the biggest issues people always have with alternative energy is giving up their vehicles. I'm no different, I love my V8 4x4 truck. But I also care a lot about trying to save our environment, and this is the best of both worlds. Yay science!
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5 RepliesMy dad says, with stuff like this there's usually a hidden catch, for example to make a Prius battery takes a giant amount of energy, and disposing of it is difficult. So like, in this case do they need to use electricity to turn the stuff into diesel? If so the electricity may be from coal or whatever. But if that's not a big factor, this sounds really exciting! My car isn't a diesel but I thought about a diesel when I got it so I know they aren't rare.
