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Audi has reportedly invented a carbon-neutral diesel fuel


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Car fuel just got cheaper!!


 


German car manufacturer Audi has reportedly invented a carbon-neutral diesel fuel, made solely from water, carbon dioxide and renewable energy sources. And the crystal clear 'e-diesel' is already being used to power the Audi A8 owned by the country’s Federal Minister of Education and Research, Johanna Wanka.


The creation of the fuel is a huge step forward for sustainable transport, but the fact that it’s being backed by an automotive giant is even more exciting. Audi has now set up a pilot plant in Dresden, Germany, operated by clean tech company Sunfire, which will pump out 160 litres of the synthetic diesel every day in the coming months.



 


 

Their base product, which they’re calling 'blue crude' is created using a three-step process. The first step involves harvesting renewable energy from sources such as wind, solar and hydropower. They then use this energy to split water into oxygen and pure hydrogen, using a process known as reversible electrolysis.


This hydrogen is then mixed with carbon monoxide (CO), which is created from carbon dioxide (CO2) that’s been harvested from the atmosphere. The two react at high temperatures and under pressure, resulting in the production of the long-chain hydrocarbon compounds that make up the blue crude.


Once it's been refined, the resulting e-diesel can be mixed in with our current diesel fuel, or used on its own to power cars in a more sustainable way.


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Many, Many years ago my long departed first father in law worked for a chemical company- In the USA they had a gel hand cleaner that was in a tube you put a small amount in your hands and rubbed it in, after a few moments it dried and then rubbed off taking the grease,oil, dirt with it- The decided to import it.....

BP got wind of this (makers of Duckams) - May have been castrol anyway they bought the right to be sole importers for 20 years and then shelved it - paid small compensation to USA company said the brits would not use it.........

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