synthetic fuel

[ sin-thet-ik fyoo-uhl ]

noun

1. fuel in the form of liquid or gas synthetic natural gas,SNG, or syngas manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.

Example Sentences

There are a variety of biofuels and synthetic fuels and newer jets use lighter materials, but given current technology, shipping packages around the world requires sending a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and probably still will in 2040.

From Washington Post

Carbon Engineering is a Canadian company that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and processes it for use in enhanced oil recovery or even to create new synthetic fuels.

From TechCrunch

There are multiple ways to get there, and Porsche is looking at synthetic fuels as a potential path.

From TechCrunch

This new type of synthetic fuel is produced out of hydrogen and CO2.

From TechCrunch

The company plans to combine it with carbon-free hydrogen to make synthetic fuels.

From MIT Technology Review