The Sugar -
Hydrogen Peroxide Pollution Free Energy Solution
There's a lot of talk these days about
building more energy efficient cars. Vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and
hydrogen will all be vying for market share. But one you haven't heard about, a car that
could run on a combination of sugar and hydrogen peroxide, has the potential to do much
more than any of the others.
Imagine a day when you
could live smog free because everybody drove zero emission vehicles. Imagine pulling into
your local gas station, and deciding not to purchase fuel because the price is too high,
opting instead to make it yourself! Think of the lives that could be saved in the event of
an automobile or airplane crash if the fuel was non-combustible. And how about a fuel that
could be produced right here in our own country, helping our own economy. Add all this
together, and you've just discovered one potentially great energy source!
Nick Delcher may have done just that. Mr. Delcher has designed a energy converter that runs on a fuel mixture of sugar and hydrogen peroxide. Its operation is simple. The fuel is injected into the converter; the converter is coated with manganese dioxide. The manganese dioxide causes the fuel mixture to decompose, releasing oxygen, water and heat. Use of a glo-plug creates combustion between the oxygen and sugar, increasing the temperature inside the converter. The end result produces superheated steam, which in turn powers a turbine engine. To date, Mr. Delcher has only built prototypes that power an electricity generating turbine, to demonstrate the technology. He is now looking for funding to adapt this technology for the automobile.
The potential impact of this invention is enormous. Not only could this become a viable alternative to the polluting fuels of today, but it also has significant benefits for our nation's economic health. Remember Mr. Delcher's fuel is made of sugar and hydrogen peroxide. Instead of buying foreign oil, fuel for this technology could be produced right here at home in our own country; the sugar grown by our nation's sugar cane growers; and clean solar energy could be harnessed to produce the hydrogen peroxide. And because this fuel could be mixed by the consumer, this new added level of competition would help insure fair pricing.
But you may have to wait a long time before you ever get to use this product. Because this pollution-free technology isn't strictly electrical, hydrogen based, or uses natural gas, it doesn't qualify for any government funding. And both American and Japanese automobile companies have no interest in the technology. But all this hasn't diminished the spirit of Mr. Delcher. With more than 20 years invested in this project, he's determined to prove his invention is a feasible alternative to the piston engine, and needn't cost more than the automobiles of today.