Carbon dioxide and water to diesel - too good to be true?

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conomists have long pointed out that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.

The idea that diesel fuel can be made from carbon dioxide and water is another of those things.

However, the German car company, Audi claims it has made it work and can now produce a carbon neutral fuel currently being used by the country’s Federal Minister of Education and Research, Johanna Wanka.

“The creation of the fuel is a huge step forward for sustainable transport, but the fact that it’s being backed by an automotive giant is even more exciting. Audi has now set up a pilot plant in Dresden, Germany, operated by clean tech company Sunfire, which will pump out 160 litres of the synthetic diesel every day in the coming months,” the company reports.

Read the company report here: “Audi have successfully made diesel fuel from carbon dioxide and water”.