I can’t be the only one who keeps coming across a press release suggesting that the U.S. Navy is successfully making fuel out of seawater. Here is a conversation I had with a friend in which I explain why this …
Tag: Synthetic Fuel
Synthetic Fuels vs. Biofuels
It’s good to see progress being made in biofuels, in particular, feedstock that grows well in the desert, irrigated with salt water. According to this article, Boeing and research partners in the United Arab Emirates have made some considerable breakthroughs …
What’s the Future for Synthetic Fuels?
Wondering about the validity of synthetic fuels? I’m talking about liquid hydrocarbon fuels created from hydrogen (from electrolyzed water) plus carbon (from point sources of CO2 ) plus excess energy from off-peak wind (or off-peak anything else). I know you’ll …
ARPA-E and Stimulus Money for Cleantech
Here’s a good article in The Atlantic on the ARPA-E, the mechanism the federal government uses for dispensing stimulus money for clean (and not-so-clean) energy projects. It’s based on an interview of veteran Time Magazine writer Michael Grunwald, whose book …
