We all know that the current talks on forming a government will drag on and that defence might get push off the table especially if the GP have their way. So what of the DF made the commitment to be fully CO2 neutral (GP like the work neutral) by 2030, or 2035 the date is not that important.
Now before everyone starts to shout that with diesel, kerosene & co none of our equipment will work, we won't be able to fly our planes, we would be able to put a ship to sea and we will not be able to transport any troops in APC's, I would say there is an alternative, and it is not batteries.
What if in the commitment the DFs undertook to change completely to "Power to Liquid" fuels? This is were you take air, water and renewable electricity and with some super magic make diesel, kerosene &co but CO2 neutral as the carbon is taken from the air. Other alternatives also exist such as biofuel from algae. As these fuels initially are more expensive than fossil fuels they have it hard to become established in a commercial market. The DF could be the catalyst for the change, absorbing the initial higher cost and thus becoming "green".
Now before everyone starts to shout that with diesel, kerosene & co none of our equipment will work, we won't be able to fly our planes, we would be able to put a ship to sea and we will not be able to transport any troops in APC's, I would say there is an alternative, and it is not batteries.
What if in the commitment the DFs undertook to change completely to "Power to Liquid" fuels? This is were you take air, water and renewable electricity and with some super magic make diesel, kerosene &co but CO2 neutral as the carbon is taken from the air. Other alternatives also exist such as biofuel from algae. As these fuels initially are more expensive than fossil fuels they have it hard to become established in a commercial market. The DF could be the catalyst for the change, absorbing the initial higher cost and thus becoming "green".
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