Even potentially cheaper fossil fuels should NOT tempt us away from saving our planet.

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 14:29

The recent discovery of techniques to extract vast reserves of shale gas has caused uncertainty around the future of energy. I pose the question, can we afford to exploit these resources or is it more important  to develop renewable energy? Why are people so quick to see shale gas as a “solution” ? Considering the threat of global warming has been in the news for over 40 years why hasn’t the need for renewable energy received the same immediate attention? Instead we appear to be taking a step backwards in our pursuit to dig deeper and use more of the earth’s natural resources that will inevitable cause more damage to planet.

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A look back at 2011

Wednesday, 04 January 2012 16:08

As we look back on tremendous progress in 2011 and forward to an exciting year for AFS in 2012, the commissioning of the AFS demonstrator unit is going well.  Our safety-first ethos, determination to fully capture all the process detail, and the anticipated effect of the Christmas holidays mean that our schedule has slipped slightly, but we are currently running only a couple of weeks behind for the first fuel production from the demonstrator. We look forward to inviting seriously interested friends and potential partners to visit the facility in February and March.

Air Fuel Synthesis at the 2011 IMechE Summit

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 14:25

AFS’s Peter Harrison was recently asked to present at the IMechE summit, considered to represent the top players in the field of air capture. The summits’ objective was to consider technical issues such as scale of deployment, roll-out challenges, and resources. Present at the event were around 50 invited guests from a range  of organisations, such as DECC, DFT, FCO,  Royal Society, Lotus cars, and Virgin.

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Latest News: Our pilot plant container has been completed!

Friday, 28 October 2011 14:04

UPDATE!

At AFS, we have been building our pilot plant to demonstrate and to prove that the Air Fuel Synthesis process will create fuel using hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This demonstration should be completed and ready for viewings by media, organizations, or even the general public by the end of 2011.

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