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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Guess I'll rain.
Keep in mind that this process requires the input of energy, the article even says so.
There is certainly potential here, as if the only energy input can be electricity, then it could be a useful tool to convert wind/solar/hydro into a more useful transportation fuel.
But to be clear, this isn't a magic bullet that lets you turn CO2 into fuel with no cost.
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I'm not so interested in the converting to fuel part - getting a useful byproduct is a bonus - I'm interested in whether this can be a viable carbon capture/scrubbing approach for industry. If I burn a barrel of oil how much of that energy would need to diverted to this carbon capture? If it's a reasonably small fraction this could be interesting.