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The point is not to get free energy. The point is to turn energy into hydrocarbon fuels that can be used without net carbon emissions, especially for vehicles t
by DennisP 4y ago
The point is not to get free energy. The point is to turn energy into hydrocarbon fuels that can be used without net carbon emissions, especially for vehicles that aren't easy to electrify.
- SoftTalker 4y agoYes, this sort of thing is best thought of as a different sort of battery. You put energy in, and later get energy out. It's not a fuel. If you could do it with solar power, it's sort of like free energy but no more than charging batteries from solar is. There are still infrastructure costs at minimum.
- jalk 4y agoPotentially also as way of storing excess wind/solar generated energy