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Subject:Re: Solar for VANGONS?
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:26:00 -0400

Where did this information come from?  Do you have a link?
  It seems very unlikely without a lot of energy input from something.

Larry A.

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 5:16 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Recently, the Germans have developed a solar system to convert water and
> CO2 to 80 liters of diesel fuel per day. If you have a diesel van this
> could be a real boon. Thats approximately 20 gallons of diesel fuel per
> day! Given the additional mileage you get with a diesel the could be a
> wallet saver. You could run around a week on one days solar production,
> building a daily reserve of 20 gallons a day. By weeks end there would be
> enough for a serious trip and other things. Anyone looked into this?
>
> John
>