The "missing piece" in renewable energy

Posted Feb 27, 2025 15:28 UTC (Thu) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: The "missing piece" in renewable energy by farnz
Parent article: Building an open-source battery

> And of these contenders, note that the two that involve hydrogen run a substantial human risk;

Dunno how easy this is - a caustic solution and artificial chlorophyll. Pump surplus electric in, get methanol out. Given that we invented oil cracking not that long ago and made petrol as cheap as diesel using zeolites, is there any way we can bubble CO2 through a charged zeolite to give a similar effect?

Cheers,
Wol