efuelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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e- +‎ fuel

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e-fuel (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 e-fuels)

1. A combustion fuel that is theoretically environmentally friendly and is carbon neutral. A range of combustibles that is produced by combining hydrogen from water with atmospheric carbon dioxide using renewable energy sources to make the fuels.

   Synonym: electrofuel

   • 2021 May 6, Damian Carrington, “Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Fuels produced from hydrogen can be used as straight replacements for oil and gas and can be low-carbon, if renewable electricity is used to produce these “e-fuels”. However, the research found that using the electricity directly to power cars and warm houses was far more efficient.

   • 2021, Tom Smolinka; Jürgen Garche, editors, Electrochemical Power Sources […] , Elsevier, →ISBN, page 13:

     E-fuels can subsequently end up in any of the sectors shown, but mainly get used as transport fuels for aviation and shipping, depending on the scenario.

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