Projecting mass produced synthetic gasoline in 15 years.
Genius Brit engineers have pioneered a new technology that produces petrol – from air.
Experts hailed the breakthrough as a potential “game-changer” as scientists seek to solve the world’s energy crisis.
The small company from the north England has developed “air capture” technology which creates synthetic petrol with only air and electricity.
Company chiefs say they have produced five litres of petrol in less than three months at a small refinery in Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.They now hope to build a large plant generating more than a tonne of petrol per day within two years – and a refinery size operation within the next 15 years.
The fuel works in any petrol tank and promises to be “completely carbon neutral” so long as renewable energy is used to provide the electricity.
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"British engineer mysteriously goes missing along with his formula for breakthrough alternative fue- er... something he made we don't know anymore."
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bydjkrunch (96.68) 
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@djkrunch - yup.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByFahstahoahn (311.90) 
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After a meal at Taco Bell I can produce enough gas to run a 747 for a year.......
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bygizmo8 (406.76) 
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I call bullshit.
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bytheangryvulva (85.30) 
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@theangryvulva Me too.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByGimmiabreak (39.20) Gimmiabreak View Channel Send Message
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"...removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
Oh my, what will the trees use to produce oxygen?
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bysafetychuck2 (4078.12) 
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They produced 5 litres in 3 months using only 500,000 megawatts of power...
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByNinja_SBD (301.30) 
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@Ninja_SBD
Please learn the absolute basics of electricity.
You will sound more clever, when you know what you're talking about.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByGReaper (27.40) 
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@GReaper Sure, just as soon as you learn when and when not to use a comma.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByNinja_SBD (301.30) 
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Title typo. He means
British engineers create dirty air and electricity from gasoline.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByGimmiabreak (39.20) Gimmiabreak View Channel Send Message
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As with most of these crap ideas it requires far more energy to produce the fuel than it will ever deliver.
Factor in the loss of energy to other energy sinks that will have to be replaced by fossil fuel or nuclear sources and you will find this is an insanely expensive and futile exercise.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByDEADBEEF (4144.46) 
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@DEADBEEF
Yes, there will be a loss in energy.
But even with a relatively great loss, it could be very interesting for energy storage.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByGReaper (27.40) 
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@DEADBEEF
Yep. The portability and storability of the fuel makes it attractive, but we have to have some other cheap, plentiful energy source first in order to be able to produce this. Wind and solar are not efficient or plentiful enough yet to remotely fit that need, and people are too opposed to more nuclear plants to make that viable. So once someone perfects a scheme for a cheap, reliable, plentiful energy source, then we can think about synthesizing fuel to make that energy more portab More..
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bybuzzardist (362.74) 
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@GReaper
That's not my point.
Yes there is a loss of energy just like batteries and fly-wheels lose energy.
My point is that using renewable energy to power this incredibly inefficient process means that renewable energy is no longer available to replace conventional sources. This means conventional sources have to be used.
In energy and economic terms this process is essentially powered by conventional energy; it sucks up far more conventional power than it could ever deliver back to the s More..
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByDEADBEEF (4144.46) 
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Sounds like a similar myth to some bloke or other that is meant to have turned water into wine
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bytoppo (599.36) 
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Er, why not skip the gasoline and use the electricity to run a car?
Posted Oct-23-2012 Byellhow (585.40) 
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@ellhow
One way or another, one has to get the electricity stored efficiently to put into the car. Batteries are bulky and heavy, and they don't currently deliver as much power as fuel combustion. This process, on the other hand, stores the energy as fuel, which is more efficient in a vehicle.
The problem is that this system remains slow and burns way too much energy to create just a few liters of fuel. It's just not efficient enough, and until we have some nearly unlimited supply of elect More..
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bybuzzardist (362.74) 
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@ellhow
Very justified question!
Posted Oct-23-2012 Byblue-navigator (117.66) 
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@blue-navigator But not justified enough to rate him a thumbs up? lol
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByObeyak (148.70) 
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Ok, just let us know how much energy you need per litre. Making fuel from something, even (literally!) horseshit is not that difficult. It is just a question of the energy you need to turn it into fuel...and this is always a big problem.
Posted Oct-23-2012 Byblue-navigator (117.66) 
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@blue-navigator Agreed, but electric is free and clean with modern tech. And the air is also free...
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByObeyak (148.70) 
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@blue-navigator ....water is made up of Hydrogen and oxygen. Two very explosive gasses. I dont know why we havnt figured out a way to seperate it and use these fuels
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByJroc2877 (238.86) 
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@Jroc2877 We have it's been done, proven reliable and even fitted to conventional cars. However, the tech advancement went quiet. The Oil Sheikhs probably put a stop to it with quiet pay offs. They're earning far too much money to let the Hydrogen fuel cell motor come to market.
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bybmused55 (112.58) bmused55 View Channel Send Message
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@Obeyak Electricity is free? Do you have a generator stuck up your ass?
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bydavid2dogs (244.06) 
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@david2dogs He said "with modern tech", wind, water and solar.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByDeltaEpsilon (501.82) DeltaEpsilon View Channel Send Message
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I say FAKE.
Posted Oct-23-2012 Bya1542 (26.86) 
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News Headline in the next few months: British Engineers Who Pioneered Synthetic Petrol Died In Freak Accident
Posted Oct-23-2012 Byaleihs (878.76) 
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On a related note, The Brooklyn Bridge is now for sale, all reasonable offers accepted.
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByBunkerGearGal (895.04) 
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Wow.
Really?
Lab coats and eye protection does not make you a scientist. Anyone with a high school education in chemistry knows this is BUNK.
Carbon neutral? gasoline is carbon. this article must be written by someone who has no idea what they are talking about.
Building a larger plant? Hmmm. that sounds familiar.
I remember this one company who asked for $535 million to make solar panels. $262 million went to Rudolph & Slaten construction company. Do you see how it works people? It' More..
Posted Oct-23-2012 ByFlashovr (1882.40) 
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Following the link... And the next link...
The Sun! If only we could harness the energy of fake news stories and Page 3 models!
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