3 ms·
A few years ago the U.S. Navy reportedly was experimenting with producing jet fuel from air and seawater aboard aircraft carriers, using the electrical power fr
by dctoedt 4y ago
A few years ago the U.S. Navy reportedly was experimenting with producing jet fuel from air and seawater aboard aircraft carriers, using the electrical power from the carriers' nuclear reactors. I wasn't able to find anything recent about the project.
https://patentyogi.com/aircraft/us-navy-plans-produce-jet-fuel-seawater-board-aircraft-carriers/ https://patentyogi.com/aircraft/us-navy-plans-produce-jet-fu...
Also: https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1902335116 https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1902335116
- distortionfield 4y agoMy thought was similar for land based versions of this too. Their quote about the engineering difficulties being soluble in cheap electricity seems like coupling this to nuclear is a no brainer (assuming the US government can streamline nuclear in the coming decade like it has teased)
- joak 4y agoSolar is a lot cheaper than nuclear though: Everyday the production of solar electricity has to be curtailed when the amount of kWh produced exceeds the demand. Those kWh in excess, by definition cannot be sold and are hence free (as in free beer)