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A fridge-sized machine makes fuel from electricity and air

development2026-01-26

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Aircela built a refrigerator-sized machine producing a gallon of methanol a day from captured CO2 and water vapor, as Brazil passed a third of generation from wind and solar and Fervo Energy filed for an IPO.

Reporting date: 2026-01-26 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 26, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A fridge-sized machine makes fuel from electricity and air
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-26
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-26-gasoline-from-air
Claim: Aircela built a refrigerator-sized machine producing a gallon of methanol a day from captured CO2 and water vapor, as Brazil passed a third of generation from wind and solar and Fervo Energy filed for an IPO.
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- Welcome to January 26, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-26-2026
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