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by ncmncm 3046 days ago
The hydrogen fuel pathway has already been solved, and much more elegantly.

Hydrogen produced by direct, catalytic hydrolysis from sunlight, in water, is taken up by microbes in the water that absorb CO2 and excrete hydrocarbons -- oil -- that floats to the surface, and is directly usable in existing fuel tanks and engines, no further processing needed.