E-fuel plant in Chile – with strong wind to green petrol

The basic idea is that, compared to normal petrol, diesel or LPG, these fuels put less strain on the raw material cycle and should not release any new CO2 that was previously bound for a long time. “Power to fuel” processes do not obtain the fuel from the chemical processing of crude oil, which was stored in the ground for millions of years and which, when burned, increases the carbon content of the atmosphere. Rather the other way around, they build hydrocarbon chains instead, for example from hydrogen (H2) and CO2. However, for this you need H2 in its pure form, for which water has to be split in an energy-intensive manner. If – and only if – green electricity is used without additional CO2 load, the artificial fuel can drive suitable engines in a climate-neutral manner: Only as much CO2 is released as was taken from the air or biomass.