synthetic fuel

American  

[sin-thet-ik fyoo-uhl] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk ˈfyu əl /

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.

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Example Sentences

F1 is already planning to use carbon-neutral, fully sustainable synthetic fuel in new engines that will be mandated for 2026.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

That will require the development of 300 to 400 synthetic fuel plants; it currently has about ten.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

Experts at the Institute of Energy and Climate Research in Juelich, Germany, have calculated that a mid-size car running on synthetic fuel would use seven times as much energy as a comparable electric vehicle.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022

"It could still make sense to use synthetic fuel cars in Latin America in 2035," Diess said.

From Reuters • Nov. 11, 2021

According to the commission proposals, airlines would be compelled to begin mixing synthetic fuel with the fossil fuels they now use, and they will no longer receive tax breaks on fossil fuels.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021