Virtually every molecule of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel we use here in our human civilization came from decomposed plants and animals that were on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago. Within the last decade or so, scientists have …
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Synthetic Fuels
Shown at left is a subject known as synthetic fuels, that’s been around since the days of the Third Reich in the 1940s. There is nothing “groundbreaking” about it whatsoever. In order to be made efficient enough to be meaningful, …
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Synthetic Fuels
The claim made at left is total BS. It’s not that synthetic fuels aren’t possible, rather that: 1) The concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere is about 400 PPM, or about 0.04%, meaning that the other 99.96% is something else …
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Investing in Synthetic Fuels
Should you be investing in the tech that converts excess CO2 in the air into sustainable transportation fuels? Well, that suggests that there is such a technology and that this company owns it. Neither is the case. If there is …
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Synthetic Fuels
I advise coming up to speed on high school math and science before making this investment. Of course, these people prey upon ignorance, and there’s plenty of that to go around these days.
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CO2 —> Transportation Fuels
This is a scam. How can I be so sure? Because the Earth’s atmosphere is ~400 ppm CO2, meaning that 99.96% of it is something else. There are opportunities to make synthetic fuels out of CO2, but they need to …
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Global Cargo Shipping
An old friend asks, “Given the extreme carbon footprint associated with transoceanic cargo shipping, wouldn’t it be better if we built our products here, rather than import them?” The answer is yes, and such a change would also enable us …
An Unworkable Approach to Synthetic Fuels in The Netherlands
Here’s an article on synthetic fuels in Spanish, beneath which are my (sketchy) translation and comments. El innovador combustible hecho de aire que se está produciendo en Paises Bajos y con el que quieren revolucionar la aviación. La empresa dirigida …
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Synthetic Fuels
Synthetic fuels refer to those that don’t come from biological processes; they’re made from bringing together hydrogen and carbon molecules to form hydrocarbons via highly endothermic chemical reactions. Preferably that energy is derived from sources whose off-peak output would otherwise …
Synthetic Fuels
These people claim, “A US start-up has created vodka quite literally from thin air – using solar power to convert carbon from the air and convert it into alcohol. It’s now working with NASA to look at other opportunities for …
