Producing Diesel from sun, water, and CO2?

[Bene]

I read this earlier I wonder what the "CATCH" is, there is always a catch

A photosynthetic microbe that eats organic material and poops out oxygen and diesel fuel. I can't think of a catch.

However, I am predicting that in over the next few years, Fox News will slowly seep into the Jesus fearing subconscious that altering one of god's creatures to provide fuel for our society is 'playing god'.

If "big oil" doesn't come up with a more legitimate 'catch' in the next few years, we should be good to go.

the only 'bad' thing I can think of is that gasoline prices might go up. which is bad if you're like most of the people on this board and like driving older cars.

[emoshun]

With gas approaching $4 gal, I welcome this kind of thinking.

I'd buy a turbo diesel if this becomes a reality.

[tjts1]

Old news.

[mrsleeve]

I read this earlier I wonder what the "CATCH" is, there is always a catch

[scabzzzz]

I wouldnt doubt we've been close to this sort of technology for years within our own government. Big business could care less about our planet and the people in it though.

[NigelStu]

^
I see what you did there.

something that could be straight into your diesel car, not mixed with something and no special equipment or modification needed.

This is the part that I am most curious about. I have a hard time believing that whatever these little microbs are shitting out would be an exact copy of the current oil-based diesel fuels; I expect them to be more like the current bios. Regardless, this could help make more bio-mixed fuels in the near future.

I for one am all for this as it would push down the price of most fuel, as more people would switch to diesel DDs with the price of diesel plummeting.

Agreed - although I don't see a mass exodus to the diesel powerplants - but at least having another supply base for diesel would allow more gasoline to be made from each barrel of oil, driving down the prices.

[Fusion]

Diesel has always been shit.

[E30Kaiser]

a Poo-poo choo-choo?

Would septic tank trucks become self-powered?


and


Soon to be seen at Shell gas pumps around the country:
87, 89, 93 and the new Shell poo-power, sponsored by Mr Hankey.



Funniness aside, I'd like to see more ideas like this move forward and become a reality. This idea is not much different than current bio-mass based diesel, and would be a good addition to the fuel supplies.

Most things like that produce Bio-diesel though, not diesel. The stuff this company says it produces is something that could be straight into your diesel car, not mixed with something and no special equipment or modification needed.

I for one am all for this as it would push down the price of most fuel, as more people would switch to diesel DDs with the price of diesel plummeting.

[Nairb]

this would be bad for oil companies. It's a market they can't control.

Exactly.. they buy it, sit on it and let it die. It CAN be bad, if you don't own it.

[Bene]

Either Henry Ford will reincarnate and kill everyone on the team and shred the evidence, or the auto/gas companies will buy this out immediately.

this would be bad for oil companies. It's a market they can't control.

[NigelStu]

turn raw sewage into oil, ect....

a Poo-poo choo-choo?

Would septic tank trucks become self-powered?


and


Soon to be seen at Shell gas pumps around the country:
87, 89, 93 and the new Shell poo-power, sponsored by Mr Hankey.



Funniness aside, I'd like to see more ideas like this move forward and become a reality. This idea is not much different than current bio-mass based diesel, and would be a good addition to the fuel supplies.

[Kershaw]

^ this.

but this guy kind of sounds like an idealist.

lets hope it works.

and is he really going to put diesel in a ferrari?

[Nairb]

Either Henry Ford will reincarnate and kill everyone on the team and shred the evidence, or the auto/gas companies will buy this out immediately.

[b*saint]

How can they even afford the real estate in Cambridge? Right there you know something is up.

[george graves]

They've been talking about this for a long time. There is also claim of one that will turn raw sewage into oil, ect...I'm not saying it's not possible, but the guys that start up these companies like to talk it up big.