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January 16, 2024

Can ‘greener’ e-fuels save the planet? This startup just raised $129m to try and make it happen

E-fuels are considered one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels, but few companies can produce them at scale

Getting people to fly less, or switch to e-vehicles, might not be a fast or reliable enough solution to decarbonise the transportation industry — but e-fuels, which are supposedly more environmentally friendly than traditional ones, could help us get there quicker.

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Label reads: INERATEC, synethic fuels
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An example of Ineratec’s modular facilities that can be “stacked” on each other to scale up capacity
An example of Ineratec’s modular facilities that can be “stacked” on each other to scale up capacity
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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