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2023-03-03 Science & Technology

Air Force signs $65M deal with startup to test 'sustainable' fuel production

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ...In and of itself, the concept is not a bad thing - every drop of usable, consumable fuel we can create at a forward location is a drop we don't have to fly/truck in. My concern is that this is more green-pie-in-the-sky that doesn't do anything more than enrich well connected people.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-03-03 07:02|| 2023-03-03 07:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Recovering 'the angel's share'?

Posted by Oscar Elmeang2384 2023-03-03 07:20|| 2023-03-03 07:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Completely impractical in the field. Green energy is low yield, logistically impractical and too vulnerable to attack. Small nukes to power is also a bad idea. You don't want your enemy to overrun the base and get their hands on a load of Highly Enriched Uranium. If for some cosmic reason the US runs out of oil, convert coal to kerosene.

doesn't do anything more than enrich well connected people.

Bombardier to pilot: over target.

Posted by Spaish Platypus1029 2023-03-03 07:21|| 2023-03-03 07:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Strategic missions will always be flown on certified JP-1.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-03-03 07:26|| 2023-03-03 07:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Save the junk fuel for those Congressional junket trips.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-03-03 07:56|| 2023-03-03 07:56|| Front Page Top

#6 *Bah. Humbug!* This is akin to photovoltaic panels in that it is "useful" for niche, repeat niche applications. For example that sensor on a pole miles from the nearest electrical lines should have a solar cell bonnet. A distillery that produces gallons per day is just not cost effective for military operations that can demand fuel by the tanker load daily...

Posted by magpie 2023-03-03 14:58|| 2023-03-03 14:58|| Front Page Top

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