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Written by Craig Jamieson
Yes, you read it right: move over biodiesel; Audi"s ready to make go-juice using a hydroelectric plant, some water and carbon dioxide from the air. And, appropriately enough, they"re planning to put the pilot facility in the home of all things green Switzerland. Yes, the country that only suspended its Absolutely no racing, ever again" rule for Formula E, a race series that doesn"t touch a drop of non-renewable energy. So, you might be wondering, how does it all work? Well, given that the processes are the result of hard-won research and testing, Audi"s keeping fairly schtum about the specifics. Suffice to say that the e-diesel plant will sit onsite at a hydroelectric plant in the land of yodelling and knee-high socks, taking surplus power from the plant (and, presumably, water from the dam). The facility will split water into hydrogen and oxygen via electrolysis; the resultant oxygen can either be released into the atmosphere (that"s the plan at the moment) or bottled and used for another purpose. From there, the hydrogen meets with carbon dioxide, sourced from either from the surrounding air or produced from "biogenous waste gases", which sounds decidedly unseemly and biological.
Date written: 11 Nov 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9911
Yes, you read it right: move over biodiesel; Audi"s ready to make go-juice using a hydroelectric plant, some water and carbon dioxide from the air. And, appropriately enough, they"re planning to put the pilot facility in the home of all things green Switzerland. Yes, the country that only suspended its Absolutely no racing, ever again" rule for Formula E, a race series that doesn"t touch a drop of non-renewable energy. So, you might be wondering, how does it all work? Well, given that the processes are the result of hard-won research and testing, Audi"s keeping fairly schtum about the specifics. Suffice to say that the e-diesel plant will sit onsite at a hydroelectric plant in the land of yodelling and knee-high socks, taking surplus power from the plant (and, presumably, water from the dam). The facility will split water into hydrogen and oxygen via electrolysis; the resultant oxygen can either be released into the atmosphere (that"s the plan at the moment) or bottled and used for another purpose. From there, the hydrogen meets with carbon dioxide, sourced from either from the surrounding air or produced from "biogenous waste gases", which sounds decidedly unseemly and biological.
Date written: 11 Nov 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9911