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There's a competing technique that has net energy gain and better economics. It does require land and water, though. > [CE's A2F] needs 100 times less land and
by jjoonathan 9y ago
There's a competing technique that has net energy gain and better economics. It does require land and water, though.
> [CE's A2F] needs 100 times less land and water than biofuels ... but for it to work, it will have to reduce costs
- brians 9y agoCould you expand on net energy gain?
- taneq 9y agoThe process is driven partly by photosynthesis, rather than entirely by electricity.
- jjoonathan 9y agoRight, and there's an argument to be had that corn (or what have you) is a poor solar panel, but it makes up for it by being quite good at reducing CO2. I think the research in TFA is very important -- I'm quite sure we'll be able to beat nature at this game in the long run and projects like this are how we'll figure it out -- but it's worth mentioning we have workable air-to-fuel technology right now but it has been largely abandoned because of the renewed supply of cheap oil.