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Logistics**: Transporting synthetic fuel from production sites (like Chile, where renewable energy is abundant) to consumption areas would require polluting ships, unless those ships also run on synthetic fuel, creating a cyclical problem

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Logistics**: Transporting synthetic fuel from production sites (like Chile, where renewable energy is abundant) to consumption areas would require polluting ships, unless those ships also run on synthetic fuel, creating a cyclical problem Read More »

Emissions at End Use**: Unlike electric vehicles (EVs) which have zero tailpipe emissions, synthetic fuels still produce CO2 when burned in a car, even if the production process is carbon neutral

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Emissions at End Use**: Unlike electric vehicles (EVs) which have zero tailpipe emissions, synthetic fuels still produce CO2 when burned in a car, even if the production process is carbon neutral Read More »

However, they still have limitations in terms of cost for very long-term storage (weeks or months) and their production requires significant mining and material resources

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However, they still have limitations in terms of cost for very long-term storage (weeks or months) and their production requires significant mining and material resources Read More »

Pumped Hydro Storage**: This method involves using solar energy to pump water from a lower lake to a higher one during the day, then releasing it through a turbine at night to generate electricity

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Pumped Hydro Storage**: This method involves using solar energy to pump water from a lower lake to a higher one during the day, then releasing it through a turbine at night to generate electricity Read More »

Gravity-based Storage**: One company is working on a system that raises building blocks with solar energy and then releases the energy by lowering them

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Gravity-based Storage**: One company is working on a system that raises building blocks with solar energy and then releases the energy by lowering them Read More »

Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage**: This non-battery system heats molten salt with concentrated sunlight, storing it for several days, and then converts it to steam to power a turbine, similar to a coal-fired plant but using sunlight as the heat source

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Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage**: This non-battery system heats molten salt with concentrated sunlight, storing it for several days, and then converts it to steam to power a turbine, similar to a coal-fired plant but using sunlight as the heat source Read More »