– Why can’t we just ‘produce’ gasoline, like synthetically?
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We can, but’s its much much more expensive. But it’s usually more cost effective to just run a engine off a different fuel source.
Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Propane, Electricity, even wood (Steam powered) have all been used to fuel automobiles.
We can, but’s its much much more expensive. But it’s usually more cost effective to just run a engine off a different fuel source.
Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Propane, Electricity, even wood (Steam powered) have all been used to fuel automobiles.
Synthetic gas has to be synthesized from something, and that takes more energy than you will get out of it. Oil is sitting in the ground already crammed full of energy, and the energy cost of extracting oil from the ground and then separating out gasoline from that, is small compared to the energy it then provides that you can then use to power machines.
There are any number of methods to do so. You can convert coal, grain, grease, algae, and what not to a fuel similar to gas or diesel. Diesel engines often need little or no work to convert to use biofuels. There is a sizable market for bio fuels today. (Literally there is a gas station in town I could fuel a diesel car or truck in town where I live that sells biofuels.) There are even technologies that can literally convert CO2 in the air into gasoline.
The problem is that there is no free lunch. To produce a fuel like gasoline you need energy. This can be electricity, heat, or chemical energy. So you need some thing like solar, wind, or other renewables to provide electrical energy. Or a lot of crop land to provide chemical energy. Or fossil fuels for chemical/electrical energy….
There are any number of methods to do so. You can convert coal, grain, grease, algae, and what not to a fuel similar to gas or diesel. Diesel engines often need little or no work to convert to use biofuels. There is a sizable market for bio fuels today. (Literally there is a gas station in town I could fuel a diesel car or truck in town where I live that sells biofuels.) There are even technologies that can literally convert CO2 in the air into gasoline.
The problem is that there is no free lunch. To produce a fuel like gasoline you need energy. This can be electricity, heat, or chemical energy. So you need some thing like solar, wind, or other renewables to provide electrical energy. Or a lot of crop land to provide chemical energy. Or fossil fuels for chemical/electrical energy….
We can, but’s its much much more expensive. But it’s usually more cost effective to just run a engine off a different fuel source.
Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Propane, Electricity, even wood (Steam powered) have all been used to fuel automobiles.
There are any number of methods to do so. You can convert coal, grain, grease, algae, and what not to a fuel similar to gas or diesel. Diesel engines often need little or no work to convert to use biofuels. There is a sizable market for bio fuels today. (Literally there is a gas station in town I could fuel a diesel car or truck in town where I live that sells biofuels.) There are even technologies that can literally convert CO2 in the air into gasoline.
The problem is that there is no free lunch. To produce a fuel like gasoline you need energy. This can be electricity, heat, or chemical energy. So you need some thing like solar, wind, or other renewables to provide electrical energy. Or a lot of crop land to provide chemical energy. Or fossil fuels for chemical/electrical energy….
You can, Donut Media did a video this week using a company that produces the stuff using water
Although once synthesize it outputs just as much co2 and costs 40$ a gallon
It could be argued that it could be produced for cheaper eventually but it would still be a major pollutant
You can, Donut Media did a video this week using a company that produces the stuff using water
Although once synthesize it outputs just as much co2 and costs 40$ a gallon
It could be argued that it could be produced for cheaper eventually but it would still be a major pollutant
You can, Donut Media did a video this week using a company that produces the stuff using water
Although once synthesize it outputs just as much co2 and costs 40$ a gallon
It could be argued that it could be produced for cheaper eventually but it would still be a major pollutant
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