Hydrogen-based synthetic fuels - the way to save internal combustion engines
Hydrogen and synthetic fuels promise to reduce transport emissions without having to scrap existing combustion engines and infrastructure. The lecture focused mainly on e‑fuels (RFNBO) and their practical use from motorsport to everyday cars. The key to the cost and viability of the solution lies in sources of electricity and the definition of “green” CO2. There are multiple ways to reduce emissions in transport: from battery electric vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions, through biomethane and HVO, to hydrogen in fuel cells. The speaker, however, emphasized that we will not get rid of combustion engines so easily — a large part of industry and the economy depends on them, including in Slovakia. That is precisely why he sees potential in synthetic fuels, which can significantly cut emissions without modifications to engines, filling stations, or logistics. He views the idea of a rapid ban on selling combustion cars skeptically and argues that what matters is what we put in the tank.Mobility between reality and ambition
