Imagine a future where some of the fuels powering our planes, ships and cars are made not from oil, but from sunlight, wind and water. In places like North Africa, Patagonia and Iceland, abundant renewable energy could turn remote regions into the energy hubs of tomorrow. Beyond the technology, e-fuels could bring new industries, jobs and opportunities and change the relationship between communities and the energy they produce.
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Where the World’s Renewable Energy Could Take Us

Imagine powering long-haul aircraft and heavy ships with fuels derived from just air, water and renewable electricity. This is moving from science fiction to the verge of reality, thanks to the falling price of renewables like wind and solar. Whereas burning today’s fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere that has been sequestered underground for millions of years, these “e-fuels” would be more environmentally friendly, adding and subtracting carbon from the air in roughly equal quantities.
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