The US Navy announced today it has mastered the science of using seawater to fuel ships and planes. To Dr. Heather Wilhauer, a research scientist who has specialized on this problem, the success of test runs with the new tech amounts to “game-changing” advantages to the US war machine. http://news.yahoo.com/us-navy-game-changer-converting-seawater-fuel-150544958.html
Development of liquid hydrocarbon fuel from seawater has occupied the attention of scientists worldwide for decades. What is it: A gas-to-liquids process begins by separating carbon dioxide from hydrogen in sea water and then a catalytic converter generates liquid fuel from those products. http://www.afp.com/en/node/2262804 and http://www.industrytap.com/seawater-fuel-another-breakthrough-for-alternative-fuel-sources/492
Gas-to-liquids technology has been used for years in the refinery process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_to_liquids To some tech news watchers, even the Navy announcement is old news leaked more than 6 months ago, and since those leaks they have ‘played’ with the gas-to-liquids fuels in remote-control airplanes. http://gizmodo.com/an-rc-plane-that-flies-on-seawater-fuel-1559941971
HFS analysts note that most Americans, as well as virtually everyone else in the world, considers the Navy’s news both amazing and troublesome. Granted, war machines like the USA’s Department of Defense have historically invented and tested a majority of new technologies, so there’s no surprise about the US Navy coming up with something game-changing, such as gas-to-liquids technology. Nonetheless, many world citizens, even many Americans, prefer to apply new science to peaceful endeavors, not better killing and breaking systems. At least, that’s the HFS view. What do you think?
