Floating platform to produce synthetic fuels using wind, seawater, and air
techxplore.com
Off-grid, modular, and seaworthy: KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and partners intend to produce synthetic fuels on a floating platform using wind energy, seawater, and ambient air. For this purpose, the "PtX-Wind" project was launched under the H2Mare lead project. A corresponding modular plant was installed on a barge and lies operational at anchor in Bremerhaven. Later this year, it will start producing synthetic fuel directly on the sea just off Helgoland Island.
  • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    This seems dumb… We already know how to do this biologically or chemically, and biological efficiency is going to blow this out of the water

  • LughOPMAEnglish
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    24 hours ago

    Submission Statement

    “We wanted to test the entire planning process including approval, construction, and real-world operation of the plant to learn how to draw up concepts for building larger production platforms,” said Professor Roland Dittmeyer, Head of KIT’s Institute for Micro Process Engineering and coordinator of the “PtX-Wind” H2Mare project during the opening ceremony in Bremerhaven."

    Interesting this isn’t just a technical proof-of-concept, but they are looking at the practicalities of commercializing it too.