Petrol 'produced from air and water'

[JMH]

A British firm based on Teesside says it's designed revolutionary new technology that can produce petrol using air and water.
Air Fuel Synthesis in Stockton-on-Tees has produced five litres of petrol since August, but hopes to be in production by 2015 making synthetic fuel targeted at the motor sports sector.
The company believes the technique could help solve energy supply problems and curb global warming.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20003704

 

[jcgriff2]

The process needs methanol + DME

http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=8071
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_ether

£1 million to make the initial 5 liters.

 

[Wrench97]

Yea but what did cost to get the first 5 liters of north sea crude?

It's not the first 5 that count but the next 100m :)

 

[jcgriff2]

About $30,000 in 1840.

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Yeah.. but this "new" process is not exactly "green"!

"Petrol 'produced from air and water'" describes ANWR drilling too!

 

[N_J]

That is nothing...I can produce gas out of thin air! :hysterical: