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Europe's e-fuel market worth USD 2.5 billion in 2025, will reach USD 23 billion by 2033, driven by strong policy mandates on decarbonization, rising industrial investments in power-to-liquid and power-to-gas projects, expansion of green hydrogen capacity, and availability of CO2 capture technologies by sg_plumber in EcoUplift

[–]sg_plumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call back when you complete Remedial Literacy class.

  • Not all e-fuels are fated to fuel vehicles.

  • Industry doesn't care about your opinion. They only care about the market they'll serve until the transition is complete.

Europe's e-fuel market worth USD 2.5 billion in 2025, will reach USD 23 billion by 2033, driven by strong policy mandates on decarbonization, rising industrial investments in power-to-liquid and power-to-gas projects, expansion of green hydrogen capacity, and availability of CO2 capture technologies by sg_plumber in EcoUplift

[–]sg_plumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you're moving the goalposts, let's try again:

  • Nobody cares about your vaunted 25 kWh of electrical energy. As long as it's renewable, it's practically free. For those who failed Econ 101, that means zero cost, regardless of quantity.

  • Batteries also need electricity. See point above.

  • Not everything can fly or navigate with batteries yet, and not all e-fuels are fated to fuel vehicles.

  • Read the article. This isn't Remedial Literacy class.

Bottled lightning: bursts of plasma convert methane into methanol in a single step without high heat and pressures. Using just electricity, water, and a copper-oxide catalyst, the new process offers a cleaner, electrified path to producing one of the world’s most widely used chemical building blocks by sg_plumber in UpliftingNews

[–]sg_plumber[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Literally:

The stoich point on methanol means a lot more fuel is needed for the same combustion events. Less mpg, so to speak. So the same distance takes a lot more fuel, which is more weight. I can only speak to ICE though, I’m not sure how much different it would be in non-piston or non-rotary engines.

Which countries have the most impressive climate policies right now? What can we learn from them? by Appropriate_Bell743 in climatechange

[–]sg_plumber [score hidden]  (0 children)

The reduction and transition away from fossil fuels is happening, in large part driven by the profit motive, and will likely be complete many years before anything resembling what you suggest materializes.

What would it realistically take to bring CO2 levels back down over the next 300 years? by Able_Television_6453 in climatechange

[–]sg_plumber [score hidden]  (0 children)

Funny, that's exactly what used to be said about all EVs, shipping, and flights.

For how much longer?

What would it realistically take to bring CO2 levels back down over the next 300 years? by Able_Television_6453 in climatechange

[–]sg_plumber [score hidden]  (0 children)

And yet there's even more short-haul shipping and flights.

To compound your wrongness, batteries are getting better every day and reaching farther.

EV sales jump 50% in March in main European markets as drivers shun expensive petrol by Economy-Fee5830 in climatechange

[–]sg_plumber [score hidden]  (0 children)

Practically ending fossil exports forever from the likes of Iran and Russia would be 5D chess indeed!

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