Sossina Haile and William Chueh next to the benchtop thermochemical reactor used to screen materials for implementation on the solar reactor. Credit: California Institute of Technology
Since I’m getting my feet wet (literally) in NY, I thought this article something intellectually suitable to chew on (although, a bit old)…I’m reading another paper that’s “Mega Geek” that I will post a summary to soon…B5
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"The Sun is Earth's primary energy source and harnessing its abundant light is the Holy Grail of renewable energy
"Now, a group of scientists has demonstrated a new way to use sunlight, water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2)--some of the cheapest and most commonplace stuff on Earth--to make unlimited amounts of fuel to power almost anything, anywhere.
"The method uses concentrated heat from the sun to convert water and carbon dioxide into hydrogen (H2) or carbon monoxide (CO). Large amounts of these two gases could be combined to make liquid fuel that fits into America's existing energy economy."
Link: Future Fuels for everyone powered by the sun, Physorg.com
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