Catalytic Fuel Reactor

Make fuel on sunlight. The reactor turns hydrogen and captured carbon into pipeline methane and methanol.

53.4Tonnes of pipeline methane a year
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
Catalytic Fuel Reactor Cell, front elevation

Fuel From Air and Water

  • Pipeline methane
    53.4 tonnes a year to pipeline specification, at 39% electricity-to-fuel efficiency
  • Methanol
    From the same reactor, on a commodity catalyst

Specification

Rated input200 kilowatts
MaterialsOff the shelf components
Temperature300 to 400 degrees Celsius
AcceptsHydrogen with carbon dioxide, hydrogen with carbon monoxide

Front elevation

Catalytic Fuel Reactor Cell, front elevation, 12.2 metres long and 2.9 metres high