ABSTRACT
An Acetylene vehicle is an alternative
fuel vehicle that
uses Acetylene as its onboard fuel for motive power. The power plants of such vehicles convert the chemical
energy of Acetylene to mechanical energy either by burning Acetylene in an internal
combustion engine, or by
reacting Acetylene with oxygen in a fuel cell to run electric motors. .
Acetylene fuel does not occur naturally on Earth and thus is not an
energy source, but is an energy carrier. Currently it is most frequently made
from methane or other fossil fuels. However, it can be produced from a wide
range of sources (such as wind, solar, or nuclear) that are intermittent, too
diffuse or too cumbersome to directly propel vehicles. Integrated
wind-to-Acetylene plants, using electrolysis
of water, are exploring
technologies to deliver costs low enough, and quantities great enough, to
compete with traditional energy sources.
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