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New York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasoline (www.jalopnik.com)
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So power to x, basically

But smaller

Reusing the co2 in the air. Its a good idea.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    No it's not a good idea.

    It's extremely inefficent compared to just using elecricity directly for whatever you're planning to do with it.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Still a good idea for specific cases though. An example from current news close to me: We have line ships on lake Zürich that can't be electrified because either they are too old to sustain a major internal rework or, for some, they can't carry the battery weight.

    For a case like that I'd prefer if they put some CO2 capture stations up to keep running the ships rather than scrapping them prematurely.

    ... if the capture stations work, that is. Can't trust the word of a startup too much.

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