British firm, Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS) is to demonstrate how it is possible to produce liquid fuel using air, water and renewable energy to create a clean fuel suitable for use in combustion cars.
The company, chaired by green energy pioneer Tony Marmont, has built a working plant on Teesside in the UK to demonstrate the process with plans to have the facility up and running before December this year.
Professor Marmont said: “We are poised to make a huge contribution towards solving the world energy crisis by demonstrating the process of air fuel synthesis. With suitable investment and government backing, we will develop our breakthrough carbon-neutral technology to help meet the country’s significant economic and environmental obligations”.
He added: “As we move on rapidly towards large-scale manufacture of sustainable fuels, partnering with both customers and supply side organisations, the UK will be freed from its dependence on imported fossil fuels.”
The AFS system uses renewable energy (such as wind) to capture carbon dioxide and water from the air, electrolyses the water to make hydrogen and reacts the carbon dioxide and hydrogen together to make hydrocarbon fuels. The AFS process is driven by renewable electricity to make the whole process carbon neutral.
Once commissioned, AFS’ green fuel manufacturing demonstrator facility will be transported from Teesside to the firm’s headquarters in Leicestershire, for a public demonstration and press preview.
