If the solar power used to generate this fuel were used for other purposes directly, powering homes for example, then even more fuel would be made available (from fuel not used to run power plants) to run vehicles and other equipment that requires liquid or gaseous fuel.

I care.

mcneely

---- Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > If the power used to generate the hydrolysis is from a renewable source like solar or wind….who cares if it takes more energy to produce than is produced? > I think that is the point of the new process.  Use a renewable source of power to convert CO2 and water into a motor fuel that can be stored, shipped and utilized by vehicles already on the road. > Ant > > From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2015 7:44 PM > Subject: Re: Solar for VANGONS? > > John, John, John.  Not so fast.  The process requires hydrolysis of water to provide the necessary hydrogen, a high energy demand reaction.  We are talking about serious energy inputs above the energy storage in the fuel.  While it may be a way to produce fuel, the energy it consumes could be more readily used directly for other applications much more profitably, methinks.  mcneely > > ---- John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Recently, the Germans have developed a solar system to convert water and > > CO2 to 80 liters of diesel fuel per day. If you have a diesel van this > > could be a real boon. Thats approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel per > > day! Given the additional mileage you get with a diesel the could be a > > wallet saver. You could run around a week on one days solar production, > > building a daily reserve of 20 gallons a day. By weeks end there would be > > enough for a serious trip and other things. Anyone looked into this? > > > > John > > -- > David McNeely

-- David McNeely