Carnot in the UK say that they can produce engines that do not have to waste power cooling themselves. Currently the most efficient engines have a thermal efficiency of 35% , with another 35% is used on cooling and 30% goes to exhaust. Their engine doesn't use any power to cool the engine so they are twice as energy efficient as current engines. That means 70% of the power is used with only 30% going to exhaust. The same technology can be used on biofuels, hydrogen and hydrocarbons. Their target market is long haul heave road freight, off grid power and ships. It's very interesting.
Traditional Gas Turbine Power Stations are 60% thermally efficient and 40% of the power they generate is lost in the transmission network so the Carnot engine is significantly less polluting then an electric motor power from a grid relying on fossil fuels. 30% of the energy in our Grid is generated from renewables which are 100% efficient but are more disbursed so have a higher transmission loss.
Traditional Gas Turbine Power Stations are 60% thermally efficient and 40% of the power they generate is lost in the transmission network so the Carnot engine is significantly less polluting then an electric motor power from a grid relying on fossil fuels. 30% of the energy in our Grid is generated from renewables which are 100% efficient but are more disbursed so have a higher transmission loss.
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