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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016

Scientists flip energy equation with solar leaf that converts CO2 into fuel

Author:     Ben Rosen
Source:     The Christian Science Monitor
Publication Date:     August 1, 2016
 Link: Scientists flip energy equation with solar leaf that converts CO2 into fuel
Stephan:   Here is some fascinating potentially very good news. The thing that is amazing to me, but often goes unremarked is that as soon as the narcotic pall of petroleum addiction lifted and researchers began to seriously look at alternatives they cropped up everywhere -- this is simply the latest of many such developments. It suggests that had we seen ourselves embedded in a matrix of life in which all life was interconnected and interdependent, and not from  a Dominonist perspective in which we perceived ourselves as detached from the Earth's great metaystems, we could have avoided climate change altogether. Think about that for a moment.
At a lab at the University of Illinois, simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas. Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago

At a lab at the University of Illinois, simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas.
Credit: University of Illinois at Chicago

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago say the fuel from carbon dioxide can remove the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, and provides a sustainable type of fuel that is as cheap as a gallon of gas. It’s often smarter to borrow from nature than reinvent the wheel.

That was the approach of researchers to remove carbon dioxide (CO2 ) from the atmosphere, and convert it into an efficient, inexpensive fuel.

The result: an artificial leaf that turns CO2  into fuel, “at a cost comparable to a gallon of gasoline” could render fossil fuel obsolete, according to the researchers.

The “leaf” is one of a growing number of inventions that mimic photosynthesis to remove excess carbon from the atmosphere, and convert it into new, […]

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1 Comment

  1. John Otvos on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 5:01 am

    Hi Stephan,

    Yes, I agree that this is potentially fantastic news; a full vindication of the nonduality of consciousness. I’ve become used to the spelling mistakes here, reading through them, even though I remain a closet pedant. 🙂 Could I please suggest that you try Grammarly on your computer. It is free and easy to use. Spelling and grammar correction, as in this post with “metaystems”, which is correctly spelled metasystems can be off-putting to some.

    I use two fingers, needing constantly to look at the keyboard. Grammarly has become a boon to me, but if I’m not in a hurry…hahaha…I will re-read what I have typed, before clicking send or post, since any software system should not be trusted with squiggly red underlines, or other techniques. https://www.grammarly.com/

    BTW, your site is a must go to in the early AM here in Nova Scotia on the other endangered Atlantic coast.

    John