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British engineers create gasoline from thin air

Fox News -- 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 ...

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Submitted Oct 22, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,828 Points:1,637,220 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2012 5:42:25 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse gotta see it on larger scale. It's a good thought. Hope it works not just in a small lab setting.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,586 Points:558,555 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 4:24:15 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse From Ripley's Believe it or Not. This I gotta see!
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:7,078 Points:2,143,965 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:35:17 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse "...have produced five litres of petrol in less than three months at a small refinery..." I guess I won't hold my breath for this REALLY becoming feasible.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,543 Points:865,285 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 10:40:54 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse If it sounds too good to be true... That being said one must remember the law of conservation of energy and matter. Matter and energy cannot come from "thin air". Just how much energy does it take to capture and compress down that CO2 per liter? I'm thinking wind and solar won't be able to cut it on the tonne side. The process will probably need a boost from outside sources.
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,077 Points:751,315 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 8:49:48 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse What about gasoline from water?!!!?
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:2,100 Points:2,550,715 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:23:03 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse never work
Lou08 Champion Author California Posts:1,084 Points:252,410 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:17:51 AM Ignore Lou08 Report Abuse If this works out the spectulaters will coner thin air. Then the price for air will be the same as a gallion gasoline!!!;)
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:13:22 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse hope tthis works.
shores4now Champion Author Kentucky Posts:2,549 Points:551,500 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:12:54 AM Ignore shores4now Report Abuse Ok
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,849 Points:1,665,870 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:12:06 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse It's carbon neutral only if the energy to power this crap can be generated from renewable sources. It would be a game changer (lol) only if the true cost of the gas that is made wasn't so high. But let britain payfor this crap with british taxpayer money. Keep us out of this stuff.
SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:31,296 Points:2,634,440 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:10:57 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Never happen.
Merlin3 Sophomore Author Indianapolis Posts:109 Points:1,272,905 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:07:43 AM Ignore Merlin3 Report Abuse Maybe we can get the cost down to $5000 a gallon so the government can buy it for the military.
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,597 Points:660,945 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:07:24 AM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse I doubt this will ever be a viable source of gasoline
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,832 Points:565,745 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:07:10 AM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Right.....
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,849 Points:1,665,870 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:06:59 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse the cost of this free gas will be enormous.
Glock26 Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,654 Points:658,135 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:06:28 AM Ignore Glock26 Report Abuse O.K.
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,849 Points:1,665,870 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:06:10 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse You could get all the co2 you need more easily from a smokestack.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:06:09 AM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse OK
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:05:46 AM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Cool
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,633 Points:1,537,310 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:05:46 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Yeah sure. They had a TV set in the fifties that received a test pattern from a Houston TV station (KLEE-TV) three years after the station went off the air also. Those Brit engineers do some of the most impossible things.
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:8,041 Points:1,571,970 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:04:54 AM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse Hopefully expectant.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,555 Points:507,225 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:02:43 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse I haven't eaten in 27 years- I breathe oxygen!
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,681 Points:689,900 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:01:37 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Can they spin gold out of straw too?
Thomtec Champion Author Nashville Posts:2,600 Points:635,395 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:59:40 PM Ignore Thomtec Report Abuse Ok
Busymomma56 Sophomore Author Utah Posts:224 Points:52,120 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:59:29 PM Ignore Busymomma56 Report Abuse so now they will find a way to charge us for air.
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,494 Points:2,285,480 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:58:31 PM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse Imagine what they could do with thick air
JohnJ55 Champion Author Dayton Posts:11,446 Points:1,960,905 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:56:25 PM Ignore JohnJ55 Report Abuse figured out how to turn LEAD into GOLD, but all my pencils are GRAPHITE!!!!
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,368 Points:1,489,680 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:53:15 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse Still a ways to go , but a start :)
gasmack Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,752 Points:679,840 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:52:09 PM Ignore gasmack Report Abuse Hmmm...very interesting.
indrix All-Star Author Toronto Posts:597 Points:162,815 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:51:29 PM Ignore indrix Report Abuse Great plot to base yet another Bond movie one
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:576,480 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:50:20 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Now that sounds like the future I'd like
ED6 Champion Author Riverside Posts:9,594 Points:1,872,940 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:48:43 PM Ignore ED6 Report Abuse Probably related to snake oil.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,174 Points:1,755,920 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:48:28 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse sure they do
aega7 Rookie Author Ventura Posts:97 Points:43,885 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:45:02 PM Ignore aega7 Report Abuse If i don't see it I won't believe it
lowspeed All-Star Author Akron Posts:856 Points:227,030 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:41:19 PM Ignore lowspeed Report Abuse at that rate they may have enough to fill my childrens, childrens tank 1 time when they start to drive
BREW9 Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,020 Points:2,939,660 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:38:13 PM Ignore BREW9 Report Abuse wow
photobuddy Champion Author Washington Posts:1,620 Points:370,255 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:38:12 PM Ignore photobuddy Report Abuse Sounds interesting but I will wait to see at least enough to fill my tank.
Blue48 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,445 Points:1,665,645 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:37:44 PM Ignore Blue48 Report Abuse COOL!
Jeeputtputt Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,002 Points:677,465 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:35:44 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse love it..
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,992 Points:440,815 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:34:19 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Why would the "greenies" have anything to say about this, @ican2step?
300kmiles All-Star Author Orange County Posts:534 Points:422,870 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:31:19 PM Ignore 300kmiles Report Abuse Amazing...
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,992 Points:440,815 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:31:09 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Talk about "pie in the sky" or maybe they'd call it "petrol in the sky". There is no way this can be done economically. It would take far too much electricity to make this happen. Just use the electricity to charge EV batteries and cut out the middle man.
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,920 Points:845,010 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:30:29 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse So how much energy does it take to make those five liters of fuel???
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,265 Points:1,514,580 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:27:00 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse From the description, sounds like it TAKES MORE ENERGY AND MONEY to create the product than you get back from fueling a vehicle.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,754 Points:1,800,345 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:22:51 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse And electricity comes from thin air? This will mean more coal burning since greenies fight against nuke plants. Not likely to leave the lab. [Edited by: clermont40miles at 10/22/2012 11:25:02 PM EST]
Godozo All-Star Author Gary Posts:723 Points:581,890 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:21:41 PM Ignore Godozo Report Abuse From The Sun to Fox News to us: Ayn Rand's static electricity machine!!! But even better – it combats global warming by removing the excess CO2 from the air! Now, all we need is a blackboard with most of the equation for the crossover erased....
libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,370 Points:298,200 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:21:36 PM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse Are you joking???? Five litres of petro in less than three months. That should take you 10 minutes down the road. Know the next car has to wait 3 months down the road so he can go 10 minutes down the road.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:8,052 Points:1,600,730 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:18:00 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse Science fiction
vrossi46 Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,802 Points:830,670 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:16:51 PM Ignore vrossi46 Report Abuse didn't they already sell the bridge?
masker5900 Veteran Author Mobile Posts:363 Points:169,665 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 11:15:36 PM Ignore masker5900 Report Abuse Nice thought but not real practical