Could liquid air be the fuel of the future? The Green Piece.

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Could liquid air be the fuel of the future? The Green Piece.

Tuesday 30 October, 2012. The Green Piece. When we talk of ‘alternative fuel’ vehicles, we usually mean battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell or maybe biofuel-powered, but there is one alternative that might prove to be a more practical alternative-liquid air. It’s not a new idea but one has been traditionally sidelined in favour of hydrogen because of the need to incorporate expensive and heavy, high pressure heat exchangers to re-gasify the liquid air or liquid nitrogen quickly. But one UK firm, Dearman Engine Company is changing all that. It is something that only came to my attention through an article in The Economist (see story ), but the company’s simple approach to a costly problem has long since caught the eye of academia and industry (I know I’ve been slow on this one). The Dearman Engine Company as featured on the BBC Garden shed solution The Dearman Engine Com...

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