
US startup unveils fridge-sized machine that makes gasoline out of thin air
The gasoline used by the vast majority of vehicles worldwide continues to be among the most valuable resources for fueling mobility. The downside is the carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles that produce air pollution and are accelerating the environmental threat of climate change. The costs of developing the infrastructure and systems to replace gasoline with alternative fuels and electric-powered vehicles is steep, but New York-based fuels company Aircela is claiming it has found a solution that uses the direct air-capture technology developed in large part by Klaus Lackner, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools. Lackner joined Aircela’s recent demonstration of his machine’s carbon-capture process to deliver a cleaner fuel.