US Navy develops technology to turn seawater into fuel

**mashman** · 14th April 2014, 22:39

"The process involves extracting both dissolved and bound carbon dioxide from seawater at 92% efficiency and simultaneously producing hydrogen. The gases are then converted into liquid hydrocarbons by a metal catalyst."

... that's not gonna make a few folk on here unhappy. R.I.P. Mr Meyer.

Shame it seems to be military application only.

**Akzle** · 15th April 2014, 07:01

niggaz been doing that shit for days.
There just aint no money in it. And can you imagine every jew lining up the coast at high tide to siphon some more fuel?

**avgas** · 15th April 2014, 07:12

Fishermen would have to stop smoking for a start.

**Laava** · 15th April 2014, 07:39

I call bullshit on that. If they actually have found a way of pulling fuel out of seawater then you can bet your arse it would use many times more energy to produce than it would release.

**pzkpfw** · 15th April 2014, 07:55

Originally Posted by Laava

I call bullshit on that. If they actually have found a way of pulling fuel out of seawater then you can bet your arse it would use many times more energy to produce than it would release.

From what I've seen elsewhere, it's electrically driven. That is, an aircraft carrier might have the energy to do this, and it supplies fuel to their support ships. i.e. it's basically nuclear powered.

So yes, no magic.

**scrivy** · 15th April 2014, 09:06

Interesting to see they say its got military uses.... err..... hang about.... aren't we all 'sposed to be reducing carbon emissions... why just the military??

They don't want us poor folk getting cheaper shit.......

**James Deuce** · 15th April 2014, 09:09

92% efficiency? You mean it costs more to produce than the energy you get out of it, just like non-military hydrogen? Wow! Amazing!

**willytheekid** · 15th April 2014, 10:54

...I wonder if the US Military are worried about the Big Oil companys "Making them dissapear"

Been around for decades by the way...just everyone else who "tried" to introduce this technology...either -just dissapeared?...or died of completely natural,yet extemely suspicious circumstances

But keep dreaming folks...because your nothing but cash cow's!, and Very...VERY!!, powerful people WILL ensure you stay as such for a very loooooong time to come...sorry to be be the bubble burster

**Tigadee** · 15th April 2014, 10:58

Ahhh, no wonder the aliens in Battle Los Angeles and Battleship chose to land in the water...

They must have even more efficient means of turning seawater into fuel, and with 70% of the earth's surface being seawater, we're just a big fuel dump.

**Brian d marge** · 15th April 2014, 11:12

Meeeh

Me and this old fella , have been turning water into wine since ages ago

beat that

Stephen

Me carrot ain’t a bad drop if I don’t say so myself

**bogan** · 15th April 2014, 11:22

It kinda cool, and I guess could be used for scientific survey ships/craft as well (though I've not heard of too many of them with nuclear power plants), and 92% efficiency is getting pretty high. But, obviously it has no use where traditional infrastructure is already in place.

**mashman** · 15th April 2014, 11:23

Originally Posted by bogan

It kinda cool, and I guess could be used for scientific survey ships/craft as well (though I've not heard of too many of them with nuclear power plants), and 92% efficiency is getting pretty high. But, obviously it has no use where traditional infrastructure is already in place.