Fuel from air produced

Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS) says it is a step closer to achieving its aim of producing a practical alternative to fossil fuels, with the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuel – claimed to be a sustainable fuel for the future and a solution to the problems of supply and cost with Jet A1.  Unlike fossil fuel prices once established synthetic fuel prices should remain stable.  AERBT reported on this exciting project in our 21 October 2011 issue.

The company’s demonstration unit fuel reactor has now produced methanol fuels from carbon monoxide and hydrogen, and also from carbon dioxide and hydrogen.  The production of these first liquid hydrocarbon fuels – a real alternative to fossil fuels – completes a critical stage in the development of the technology.  This achievement provides a springboard for commissioning the company’s CO2 air-capture system.

Air Fuel Synthesis Chairman, Professor Tony Marmont, one of the UK’s leading authorities on renewable energy commented: “This is a significant achievement.  The production of methanol in the fuel reactor verifies our core approaches, technologies and processes, proving our intellectual property”. www.airfuelsynthesis.com

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