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Citation? Most of the firms trying to make this work are growing algae in the desert (or the navy is just synthesizing jet fuel from sea water) -- and if compan
by oconnore 9y ago
Citation? Most of the firms trying to make this work are growing algae in the desert (or the navy is just synthesizing jet fuel from sea water) -- and if companies are willing to pay for a literal boat load of Li-ion batteries, their cost/gallon is probably competitive.
- zardo 9y ago>Most of the firms trying to make this work are growing algae in the desert They aren't currently producing biofuels. Current biofuels are primarily rapeseed, corn, and sugar cane based.
- oconnore 9y agoIt's not that they don't exist, it's that current generation tech is not economical without subsidies [that don't exist], and therefore hasn't been scaled up. And there is no way in hell that a boat filled with batteries is economical compared to one filled with bunker fuel. So if we're not doing economical, it's worth exploring other not-quite-there renewable sources -- especially since a net-zero-CO2 fuel will be more practical: big tanks are cheap, more batteries are not.