Breakthrough solar cell

[LockH]

... captures carbon dioxide and sunlight, produces burnable fuel.

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Here's another:
http://phys.org/news/2016-07-breakthrough-solar-cell-captures-carbon.html

Unlike conventional solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity that must be stored in heavy batteries, the new device essentially does the work of plants, converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel, solving two crucial problems at once. A solar farm of such "artificial leaves" could remove significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and produce energy-dense fuel efficiently.

"The new solar cell is not photovoltaic—it's photosynthetic," says Amin Salehi-Khojin, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UIC and senior author on the study.

"The ability to turn CO2 into fuel at a cost comparable to a gallon of gasoline would render fossil fuels obsolete."

 

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[LockH]

Hehe... Most recent... "conversation" about this ("Academic rigor, journalistic flair")

(They say

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"Let’s chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy":
http://theconversation.com/lets-chemically-rebuild-fossil-fuels-to-create-sustainable-energy-63642

47 Comments there... amusing.

 

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Aaaand the patent-holder has a "heart attack" in...3...2...