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German researchers say methanol could be the solution to long-term renewable energy storage, and a single methanol tank the size of a large LNG carrier ship, is enough to power Germany for 10 hours. (spectrum.ieee.org)

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't have the exact chemical formulas for methanol in front of me, but I'll bet burning methanol in air gives you water as a byproduct.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

According to the YouTube video I just watched water is a by product of methanol combustion along with CO2