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December 11, 2015

Could metal particles be the clean fuel of the future
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 11, 2015
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. "Technologies to generate clean electricity - primarily solar and wind power - are being developed rapidly; but we can't use that ele ... read more

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