Haiku Guy wrote:
This process cannot do anything but make the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the environment go up.
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It ain’t necessarily so!
If the energy comes from wind or solar that cannot be used on the grid for lack of demand then even if the process is inefficient it is essentially free.
I have 12KW of solar on my roof, I average on a good day between 60kw to 70kw of generation but, I can’t use all that, my normal usage is only 30-40kw per day. If I could put my 30-40kw excess production into liquid fuel as a backup to run my generator I think that would be great, more than great I would jump on it in a New York minute.
Putting my extra into a battery is inefficient too and using the battery decreases the life of the battery. Batteries are expensive, VERY expensive. I would much rather use free fuel to run the generator when needed than the battery.
Where I live the utility company will not buy back my excess production. They will hold it for me like a battery but if the grid is down how do I get my power back from them. I would rather not use my generator or battery but would rather use the generator than the battery if I have to use one or the other.
If you really want to change solar energy and Carbon Dioxide into fuel, I have a great device for you.
It is essentially free, easy to produce, and can be sited almost anywhere.
In fact, I have about a dozen of them standing in my yard right now.
And, every now and then, I use one of them to heat my house for a season. At Christmastime, I use a small one as a decoration in my house, and hang little lights on it.
Unfortunately, the little lights are powered off the grid,,,