There were reports that the US Navy was working on this two years ago as a means of self fueling ships at sea by using seawater and carbon dioxide. There have been no further reports in the intervening two years that I know of. The problem then likely was that they didn’t have a fuel source to drive the process.
http://www.gizmag.com/jet-fuel-seawater/24287/
Except nobody mentioned that the nuclear powered aircraft carriers would generate the sort of power to convert salt water and CO2 to jet fuel. It would be expensive but cheaper than transporting jet fuel over the ocean.
Interesting idea.
It would be expensive but cheaper than transporting jet fuel over the ocean.
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I do not see the basis for that conclusion. As a comparison, we average about 8¢ per gallon to move crude oil from Iraq to the US.
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_imc2_k_a.htm
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_land2_k_a.htm