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How is this different from what the US Navy has been trying to accomplish with turning seawater into Jet fuel? I know that they are extracting CO2 from the wate
by skunkworker 7y ago
How is this different from what the US Navy has been trying to accomplish with turning seawater into Jet fuel? I know that they are extracting CO2 from the water instead of the air, but I believe the last I heard they had large inefficiency issues. And for them they plenty of power from their onboard reactor.
- rmcginnis 7y agoGoogle X did a project to remove CO2 from seawater and turn it into fuel. It was called project Foghorn: https://x.company/projects/foghorn/ https://x.company/projects/foghorn/ They couldn't get the economics right, but did succeed in making fuel. Their tech lead is an advisor of ours and is excited to get there this time!
- philwelch 7y agoWhat’s your perspective on naval applications in general? It seems like an obvious first step. Resupplying carrier groups at sea requires a much more expensive supply chain than the one that runs to your local gas station. The Navy might even pay a small premium for the strategic advantage of not having to rely upon vulnerable oilers to keep their planes flying.