Marketing of water-based fuel planned<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (Reuter): Plans are underway to market a
\nbreakthrough, water-based fuel for cars in Asia following its
\nintroduction in the western United States.<\/p>\n
The fuel is made of 30 percent water, 67.5 percent naphtha and
\n2.5 percent of additives that bind water and naphtha, an oil
\nproduct, an official with A-55 Ltd told a news conference
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
A-55 can be used as a replacement for diesel in boilers and
\nheating units, while another new fuel, A-21, can be used in cars
\nas an alternative to both petrol and diesel.<\/p>\n
The company says the new fuel is cheaper and less polluting.
\nWhen used in diesel engines, emissions of harmful particles are
\nhalf that of diesel fuel.<\/p>\n
\"We have a mixing plant in Reno, Nevada and plan to open
\nanother in Sacramento, California,\" said inventor Rudolf
\nGunnerman, the president and chief executive officer of A-55 Ltd.<\/p>\n
The company sells about 8,000 gallons per day of the new fuel,
\nmainly to owners of fleets of vehicles like bus and taxi
\noperators.<\/p>\n
The company plans to market the fuel in Asia by early next
\nyear, but first must educate and inform the public and the
\nauthorities, said Alex Ling, a partner in A-55 Ltd.<\/p>\n
He said the company had held talks directly with the Malaysian
\nstate-owned oil company Petronas, and through third-parties with
\nIndonesian state-owned Pertamina.<\/p>\n
Ling said the company had sent a Proton (the Malaysian
\nnational car) engine to its laboratory in the United States to
\ntest the emissions of A-55 and other fuels.<\/p>\n
\"We will then send it to an independent laboratory for tests
\nas well,\" Ling said.<\/p>\n
He hoped the test results would convince the Malaysian
\nauthorities and Petronas to let it start marketing the new fuel
\nin Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Ling said the company would initially focus its Asian
\nmarketing efforts in South East Asia.<\/p>",
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