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April 5, 2011

Solar fuel reactor uses concentrated heat from the sun to create fuel from water and carbon dioxide.

The ETH-Caltech solar fuel reactor uses concentrated heat from the sun to create fuel from H2 and CO2.

Credit: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Jointly owned by California Institute of Technology and ETH Zurich


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