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An anonymous reader brings us that editorial from Wired about a new method to produce fuel with the help of concentrated sunlight and carbon dioxide. The process “reverses” combustion, breaking down the CO2 into carbon monoxide, which is next used as a building block for hydrocarbons.

Quoting: “The Sandia team envisions a day when CR5s are installed in large numbers at coal-fired

ability plants. Each of them could reclaim 45 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air daily and produce adequate carbon monoxide to manufacture 2.5 gallons of fuel. Coupling the CR5 with CO2 reclamation and sequestration technology, which several scientists already are pursuing, could manufacture liquid hydrocarbons a renewable fuel.”

Orginal post by Soulskill