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> I tend to think that synthesized jet fuel is probably going to be a technically easier solution than converting the jet fleet to hydrogen fuel The US Navy ha
by outworlder 6y ago
> I tend to think that synthesized jet fuel is probably going to be a technically easier solution than converting the jet fleet to hydrogen fuel
The US Navy has always been interested in that. They have surplus energy, after all, and incentives to manufacture their own fuel. It has not materialized it, for whatever reason.
- sokoloff 6y agoProbably because the raw materials to make JP-5/JP-8 are incredibly cheap and widely available currently.
- bluGill 6y agoWe have known since WWII how to make fuel from scratch. Others have pointed the the FT process. Problem is when gas costs $2/gallon are you willing to pay $6/gallon? (when gas goes up your costs for FT tends to go up as well). There are a few people who are - racers who need the custom blend of high energy (not to be confused with high octane though they may also run that) because that extra 1/10th second reduction in lap time matters. FT might have a future in jet fuel where the weight advantages are worth the cost. I also believe that modern engineering could make it more efficient, but it will always be energy intensive to convert low energy materials into high energy fuels.