We’ve definitely got a problem; we consume so much fuel in pretty much all aspects of our lives that the carbon emissions levels are dangerously high. The only possible answer to this pollutant is for us to revert back to living in caves, cooking over an open fire right? Well, according to UK-based company, Cella Energy; wrong.
Apparently Cell Energy’s scientists have been working on the development of a synthetic form of fuel thay may have a significant affect on the world’s gas consumption. The project has been going for four years, and CEO, Stephen Voller, now believes the fuel is ready to be revealed.
Imagine driving around in a completely emissions-free car, or not having to worry whether the products you buy have used gallons of fuel to get to you. Voller recently spoke to Gizmag: “We have developed new micro-beads that can be used in an existing gasoline or petrol vehicle to replace oil-based fuels”. He continued by explaining that surprisingly the beads can be used in already existing vehicles without modifications.
The fuel is hydrogen-based, and according to Cella Energy it doesn’t produce carbon emissions when used. If the wonder-fuel is as clean and impressive as it sounds it will mean that people around the world can stop worrying about the environmental effects of driving around in their cars. It will also mean that dipping and peaking oil prices will no longer matter.
Currently it’s expensive to embark on a “green” lifestyle; electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations cost quite a penny to buy and install. But the fuel, which is being hailed on the Cella Energy website as “New Oil” or “Oil 2.0”, could be the cost-effective answer.
But as TrendHunter reported: “It almost sounds to good to be true”. Storage of the element has been user-unfriendly causing Hydrogen to be a fairytale fuel option. When burned it produces pure water so would be the perfect solution to all the pollution currently being pumped into our atmosphere by cars, but everyday people don’t know how to manage the element.
According to the lead scientist heading the project for the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council, Professor Stephen Bennington, this will no longer be a problem. They have developed a new storage technique that should see the element become a more viable option.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see; who knows, if it’s taken four years to develop the method, perhaps it may take another four to get the project into the real world and out of the science world.
Jade Scully is a copywriter excited about writing copy and stories, blogging about the world and editing. She currently and regularly publishes her stories on a number of blogs. Jade loves animals and hopes to begin writing copy for the animal rescue charity TEARS as her contribution to the cause.
