Economical way to turn captured carbon into clean fuel developed by Waterloo researchers
Researchers at the University of Waterloo say they have made a historic breakthrough when it comes to being able to capture carbon and turn it into sustainable, clean fuel in a way that’s economically viable.
Yimin Wu is a professor of mechanical and mechatronics engineering at the university and also the Tang Family Chair in New Energy Materials and Sustainability.
He says he and the researchers had three goals in their work:
- To mitigate carbon dioxide emissions, typically from industrial and transportation sources, that cause climate change.
- To make decarbonization financially feasible.
- Incorporate renewable electricity to develop new material for zero-emission transportation fuels and chemical feedstocks for industry.
Wu explained the findings to Craig Norris, host of CBC Kitchener-Waterloo’s The Morning Edition.
The following has been edited for length and clarity.
Craig Norris: Explain for us, in the simplest terms, what exactly you’ve done here.
Yimin Wu: So we developed
