Some automakers don’t decide when it comes to making a solid bet
with a plug-in electric car as the definitive solution to pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions. Although this seems to be Europe’s most important path, hydrogen and “bio” and synthetic fuels, alongside hydrogen, are the focus of the studies of the scientists and engineers of the major car manufacturers.
The secret lies in synthetic or carbon neutral fuels,
whose production process captures CO2. For example, this greenhouse gas is converted into a raw material, from which petrol, diesel and a substitute for natural gas can be produced using electricity from renewable energy sources.
Japanese brands stand out in the search for alternative plug and battery plans. That’s how he explains it
Norihiko Tsukagoshi, Innovative Research Excellence team, Honda Power & Energy Unit: “We are exploring technologies to achieve carbon neutrality through proper use of CO2.” The goal is to find ways to convert, eliminate or reuse the absorbed CO2, and Honda seems to have found the solution to the problem in algae.
“Algae grow by absorbing CO2; can be converted into biofuels. It’s time to leave fossil fuel dependence behind us. Global warming has been warning us for some time now,” explains the researcher.
Algae have a special ability to absorb large amounts of CO2. In concrete terms, every gram of algae absorbs two grams of CO2. That is, the more algae, the greater this absorption will be. As explained
Nozomi Fukushima, from the same Excellence team as Tsukagoshi, “there are many ways to use algae. Biofuel and bioplastic resins are very useful for automotive purposes. They can also serve as nutritional supplements, health and beauty supplements and medicines.”
Dreamo is the type of seaweed that is grown from the Honda Excellence team. “Whether it’s cold or warm, rainy, sunny or snowy, we do our best to ensure that DREAMO absorbs as much CO2 as possible and even turns it into food,” they explain. All this is not only a breakthrough in sustainable mobility, but also “a driver of economic development by creating new jobs in developing countries”.
dreamo is
an extremely resistant algaeand from Honda, they have developed their cultivation to provide greater efficiency in reuse, and it can regenerate many times by adding a little water and nutrients.
In addition to the Honda studies, Bosch experts have estimated the contribution that biofuels and synthetic fuels can make to the European vehicle fleet. So by 2050
the use of synthetic fuels used in addition to electrification, up to 2.8 gigatonnes of CO2 can be saved or, whichever is the same, 2,800,000,000,000 kg. This is equivalent to three times the carbon dioxide emissions Germany produced in 2016.
Bosch experts have even correctly estimated the contribution it could make
the European fleet. For example, by 2050, the use of synthetic fuels in addition to electrification could save up to 2.8 gigatons of CO2, or 2,800,000,000,000 kilos. This is equivalent to three times the carbon dioxide emissions Germany produced in 2016.
Source: La Verdad
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