Driving on sunshine: clean liquid fuels generated from solar power and CO2
Scientists have created a solar-powered mechanism that transforms carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels.
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JJ Shavit
- Feb 21
Solar-powered reactor converts plastics and CO2 into sustainable fuels
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products
JJ Shavit
- Jan 24
Porsche is launching a clean eFuel made from CO2, water and wind energy
Porsche's eFuel made from water and carbon dioxide using wind energy enable the nearly CO2-neutral operation of petrol engines.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 20
Solar-powered reactor converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other products.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 12
Groundbreaking solar device creates hydrogen fuel out of thin air
A novel device can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel—entirely powered by solar energy according to EPFL engineers.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 5, 2022
Bacteria for blastoff: Using microbes to make supercharged new rocket fuel
Researchers develop a totally new type of fuel that has projected energy density greater than the most advanced heavy-duty fuels used today.
JJ Shavit
- May 6, 2022
Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel
Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 6, 2022
Meet the man with Britain’s lowest fuel bill as he drives the world’s smallest car
Alex became the proud owner of the world's smallest car - an adorable blue Peel P50 - after seeing Jeremy Clarkson drive one on Top Gear.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 14, 2022
New technology converts carbon dioxide into methane fuel with light
If carbon dioxide could be converted into energy, it would be killing two birds with one stone in addressing the environmental issues.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
How sugar-loving microbes could help power future cars
It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline. But that’s exactly what scientists have done.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 12, 2021
Chemists discover new way to harness energy from ammonia
A new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 4, 2021
Using microbes to make carbon-neutral fuel
Producing biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panels and light.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 4, 2021
Turning plastic grocery bags into sustainable fuel
More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle
JJ Shavit
- Nov 3, 2021
Using ocean plastic waste to power ocean cleanup ships
Plastic amassing in floating islands in the oceans could be used to power the ships that are sent to clean them up.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 30, 2021
A Mars colony could be a hydrogen factory, providing propellant for the inner solar system
Mars is a potential source of what is sure to be one of the most valuable elements in the space economy—hydrogen.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 28, 2021
Making Martian rocket biofuel on Mars
Researchers have developed a concept that would make rocket fuel on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Carbon dioxide reactor makes Martian fuel
Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change and get astronauts home from Mars.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
There's now a gas station in space
Industry giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that they are investing in Orbit Fab's "Gas Stations in Space" refueling technology.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 12, 2021
Transforming ‘sewer gas’ into clean hydrogen fuel
Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
JJ Shavit
- May 17, 2021
New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel
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