Sun-powered device converts CO2 into fuel

Powered only by natural sunlight, an array of nanotubes is able to convert a mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapour into natural gas at unprecedented rates.

Such devices offer a new way to take carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into fuel or other chemicals to cut the effect of fossil fuel emissions on global climate, says Craig Grimes, from Pennsylvania State University, whose team came up with the device. Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Feb. 27, 2009

This includes a second viewpoint, although it is short. The explanation is reasonable and there are a few links to sources. A little more context could have been added by comparing the cell production rate to the needs of a CNG car, for example.

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