Fuels of the Future

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Future Fuels for Energy Independence!

PNGinc's Fuels of the Future Initiative aims to develop both a synthetic propane process and a synthetic alcohol process that are so low in cost that these carbon-neutral fuels will take center stage in this century.

Using free energy sources such as solar & wind power to build these fuels from cellulose feedstock is the only way to get fuel production costs down.

Solar Turbines & Wind Power

PNGinc's future fuels research lab has experimented with combustibles and combination fuels. Now we're expanding our investigations to include growable fuels in our improved disk turbines to produce electricity while recycling crop waste. Our renewable fuel projects will include: 

Heat Recovery

In collaboration with two North American universities, PNGinc provided technical expertise on a unique watershed protection project. The team focused on using an organic rankine cycle to extract heat from waste water discharged by industry into the aquatic environment. A Tesla turbine, using CFC's to improve efficiency, was supplied to produce electricity from the waste heat. 

PNGinc designed and built the first turbine and continues its involvement in similar important research projects. 

High Efficiency Fluids for Closed Loop Turbines

PNGinc is investigating high-efficiency fluids for closed loop disc turbine systems. Single-stage steam turbines have proven to be more efficient than steam-driven piston engines.

Recently, European auto companies pushed the efficiency of steam piston engines to 20-25% by using advanced boilers and closed loop systems. We expect to get 30-35% efficiency out of our single stage Phoenix Turbine by similarly reducing heat losses.