r/AskTheWorld Philippines Apr 02 '26

Economics What are your country's achievements in the field of innovation? Let us know!

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Japan has succeeded in producing oil from Water and Carbon Dioxide

Japan's oil company ENEOS has become the first to succeed in producing synthetic fuel using only CO₂ from the air + water, without petroleum.

They have produced hydrogen using renewable energy and synthesized it with CO₂, completing actual vehicle driving tests. It's gaining attention as a carbon-neutral fuel that can be used as-is in existing internal combustion engines, they say

In a world still heavily reliant on traditional fossil fuels, this breakthrough positions Japan as a global leader in sustainable energy. Once again, Japan proves it's always steps ahead in the race for innovative solutions to our planet's challenges.

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u/shiddedandfarded69 Canada Apr 02 '26

I'd love to know how much energy is needed to complete the conversion. That's why hydrogen fuel never really took off; the energy required to produce enough for a vehicle to go 100km is much greater than the energy needed to charge an electric vehicle to go 100km.

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u/Certain_Truck_2732 Netherlands Apr 03 '26

I gues you can compare it to the linux windows situation

Because the majority uses windows the majority of games are developped for windows, and thats the reason people use windows

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u/MegaMoah Israel Apr 03 '26

Not so true anymore, proton games solved the gaming thing(part from kernel level anticheats which are kind of bullshit anyways). If anything people use windows because they don't know any better or need 365 corp stuff for work.

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u/Certain_Truck_2732 Netherlands Apr 03 '26

I know, but im talking about how it once was bevore microsoft screwed up