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Recently, a project testing metal combustion led by the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at Â鶹AV launched on a European Space Agency rocket.

The project, an international collaboration between the Alternative Fuels Laboratory at Â鶹AV, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and Airbus Defence and Space, aims to improve scientific understanding of metal flames, laying the groundwork for a new type of green engine that burns iron powder, with only rust as a by-product.

Classified as: zero-carbon, Alternative Fuels Laboratory, PERWAVES, european space agency, Sustainability, clean tech
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Published on: 4 Dec 2019

Can you imagine a future where your car is fueled by iron powder instead of gasoline?

Metal powders, produced using clean primary energy sources, could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than other widely discussed alternatives, such as hydrogen, biofuels or batteries, according to a study in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Applied Energy.

Classified as: metal powder, fuel, biofuel, Hydrogen, clean energy, zero-carbon, combustion, Bergthorson, european space agency, science and technology
Published on: 9 Dec 2015
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