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Post by: eyebiter on April 18, 2014, 06:48:07 AM
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Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: Martok on April 18, 2014, 07:46:11 AM
Cool beans.  Here's hoping they can pull it off. 

Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: Staggerwing on April 18, 2014, 08:04:00 AM
The ramifications for the civilian world are not to be dismissed either. Gazprom can't be looking forward to this at all.
Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: TheCommandTent on April 18, 2014, 08:14:41 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 18, 2014, 08:04:00 AM
The ramifications for the civilian world are not to be dismissed either. Gazprom can't be looking forward to this at all.

Agreed if they can find a cost effective way to do this it would be huge.
Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: Mr. Bigglesworth on April 18, 2014, 08:57:29 AM
You kidding? He will say all the fish speak russian.
Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: Mr. Bigglesworth on April 18, 2014, 09:06:56 AM
Splitting water to make hydrogen is nothing new, it was a high school chemistry demo.
Remember the range problems of hydrogen cars? This article is a big fat nothing.

Something real would be artificially making kerosene (jet fuel), gasoline, or diesel at net positive energy.
Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: GDS_Starfury on April 18, 2014, 09:31:18 AM
Quote from: Mr. Bigglesworth on April 18, 2014, 08:57:29 AM
You kidding? He will say all the fish speak russian.

I thought the East Pacific fish spoke Chinese?   ;D
Title: Re: US Navy project to convert seawater into jet fuel
Post by: Toonces on April 18, 2014, 07:36:20 PM
Navy > Marine Corps.

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