Synhelion fuels first car with solar gasoline
Swiss cleantech company Synhelion has fueled a car with solar gasoline for the first time ever – a global first for road transportation. The 1985 Audi Sport quattro, part of the AMAG Classic car collection, became the first vehicle in history to run on solar gasoline produced at Synhelion’s industrial-scale plant DAWN in Jülich, Germany.
Autocar – Synthetic fuels will coexist with EVs
Synthetic petrol is not a silver bullet for decarbonising transport but will instead complement electric cars in years to come.
Synhelion and INERATEC expand their collaboration to accelerate solar fuel production
Synhelion, a global leader in solar fuel technology, and INERATEC, a global leader in modular Gas-to-Liquid technology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their long-standing collaboration with the aim to roll out solar fuel production in Europe.
Synhelion welcomes David Manlio Iosimi to its Board of Directors
Synhelion has appointed David Manlio Iosimi to its Board of Directors, succeeding Board member and Synhelion Co-Founder Francesco Bolgiani. David represents shareholder Eni and brings deep expertise in energy transition and the oil and gas sector. His appointment strengthens Synhelion’s ties with the oil and gas industry.
National Geographic – This Harley-Davidson took the world’s first motorcycle ride powered by solar fuel
The bike motored along the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne thanks to a new type of sustainable energy.
Synhelion’s solar fuel powers steamboat in world first
The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG has used solar fuel from Synhelion for the first time. The steamboat Gallia was symbolically fueled with solar diesel from Synhelion’s industrial scale plant DAWN – a milestone for more sustainable mobility on the water.
The Wall Street Journal – Swiss Clean-Energy Startup Produces Diesel From Solar Power
Synhelion says using the power of the sun to make fuel could help decarbonize shipping. Swiss clean-energy startup Synhelion has used solar-made diesel to power a steamboat, demonstrating a potential means of decarbonizing shipping and aviation.
World’s first motorcycle ride powered by Synhelion’s solar gasoline
Solar fuel hits the road. For the first time ever, Synhelion has fueled a vehicle with its renewable solar fuel – a historic step toward net-zero. And it wasn’t just any vehicle: Professor Aldo Steinfeld, the visionary behind the technology, rode his Harley-Davidson powered by Synhelion’s solar gasoline from plant DAWN.
