The commercial development of a revolutionary gas that’s produced from water and is claimed to be clean-burning, and stable and safe to store, has been announced by Abu Dhabi-based disruptive technologies investor Voltage Enterprises.
The company’s patented Kinetic 7 clean energy source is said to be the result of a scientific breakthrough that allows the production of an efficient and stable gas.
While creating gas from water is not new, Kinetic 7 claims a unique molecular chemistry that’s much more advanced than hydrogen gas. Hydrogen is currently obtained through electrolysis, where pure distilled water (H2O) is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen gases in a process that’s about 80 per cent efficient. In most commercial applications, this requires high-pressure storage, and as hydrogen has a low flash point, it is very unstable.
The Kinetic 7 patented technology, however, reconstructs and converts water into molecular clusters that are electrically charged to create constant oxidisation and friction. This causes the molecules to vibrate, creating a very reactive gas that burns with a clean flame.
Unlike hydrogen, Kinetic 7 is inert, making it a safe and controllable gas for domestic and industrial supply. And perhaps most importantly, the potential cost savings from using the new gases are expected to be substantial compared to fossil fuel sources.
The Kinetic 7 generators that will create the clean gas will be manufactured to high standards in Europe, and the process for making the gas is both EU-approved and CE-certified.
It is claimed that the Kinetic 7 discovery, which has taken more than eight years of research and development, will not only enable countries and global economies to maintain their gas independence and sovereignty, but will also ensure global energy security, with an unlimited supply of carbon-neutral gas to both domestic and industrial customers.
A series of real-world research and development trials are currently underway using Kinetic 7 in residential properties for domestic cooking stoves, hot water systems and residential heating. Several factories and engineering plants are also participating in a research programme to integrate the technology and use the clean gas in commercial and industrial applications.
It’s envisaged that after further trials have been completed, a programme of rolling the technology and clean gas out into domestic households and commercial premises could feasibly start within six to 12 months. And Voltage Enterprises said it was only about three months away from manufacturing miniaturised portable cooking and heating stoves that it would be supplying to developing countries.
Trials on using Kinetic 7 gas for running engines are still at an early stage, but are underway. The fact it is safer to store would make it attractive for on-farm applications where hydrogen is the current best option. If Kinetic 7 gas production is also more efficient than hydrogen electrolysis, there would be a solid case for its use, not only as a fuel, but as a method of storing excess electricity from on-farm photovoltaic and wind electricity generation systems.
