Come run it in Finland during the summer months, we have too much wind generation and electricity is often free or even goes negative every once in a while.
Comment on New York Startup Builds Fridge-Sized Machine That Can Turn Air Into Gasoline
xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 week ago
This machine uses 75kWh per day to make 1 gallon of gasoline. Using the cheapest electricity in the country, that’s $9.29 per gallon (+ the machine itself is $20k).
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Etterra@discuss.online 1 week ago
It’s useful if you can rig it to solar or wind, but that’s about it. Hydrocarbon fuel is convenient because it’s compact and energy dense compared to must other fuel sources. If the world ran on nuclear and renewable energy entirely, it would be extremely useful to create a circular carbon economy without digging up new fossil fuels. In our shitty reality though, it’s only marginally useful.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Could also be useful for logistics reasons, say remote communities capable of making electricity but fuel may be a bit of an issue. Plus if these catch on at any capacity it could eventually lead to smaller cheaper models popping up which do have a tonne of uses.