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Audi announces it produces synthetic Diesel out of Air & Water w/electricity

Melensdad

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This should really piss off the oil producing nations and help lead us toward a future of energy self sufficiency . . . at least for those nations that have access to clean/fresh water and a stable electrical grid.
Audi Creates Synthetic Diesel Out of Just Air and Water


Audi announced it has developed an eco-friendly, synthetic diesel that is free of sulfur, which is one of the causes of particulates and soot in diesel-powered vehicles. The fuel derives from what Audi is calling e-diesel Blue Crude, which the automaker says is not only sulfur-free, but also easy to ignite.

Audi says the only resources needed to create the e-diesel are air, water, and electricity.

The process starts by extracting carbon dioxide from ambient air by using direct air-capturing technology. Another process takes water and separates it into hydrogen and oxygen by using an electrolysis unit. From here, the hydrogen and the carbon dioxide go through a high-pressure and high-temperature reactive process that results in the Blue Crude, a liquid full of hydrocarbon compounds.

Audi partnered with Climeworks and sunfire for the project, and produces the e-diesel at a recently-opened plant in Dresden, Germany. The automaker says the plant is producing 160 liters of Blue Crude daily, and that 80 percent of that is converted to synthetic diesel. Audi says the e-diesel can be blended with fossil diesel.

The project is the latest in Audi’s quest to make CO2-neutral fuels -- which means that the amount of CO2 emitted from the engine must equal the amount used in the production of the fuel. Audi has previously experimented with synthetic e-fuels, including synthetic methane.

Source: Audi

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