Water For Gas

It is possible to run a conventional combustion engine on water, but as with all alternative fuel sources a conversion will need to be carried out, and there are various kits and technologies on the market to do this. Currently technology is not sufficiently advanced in order to run an engine solely on water from the tap, as this source does not create enough energy to power engines as they are designed at the moment. Car manufacturers are working on developing technology to utilise water as a source of fuel, but currently most water fuel powered cars are hybrids, and combine water with other sources of energy to run the engine.

A common type of conversion to water fuel is to install an electrolysis system. This is powered by a battery and will extract two components from an onboard water tank, hydrogen and oxygen. This mix is then processed by a generator to form a usable, combustible gas. The gas extracted is not enough to fuel the engine alone and so will then be mixed with a small amount of conventional combustible fuel such as gasoline. Therefore you will utilise your car battery and electrolysis cell to convert water into gas as you are driving, and then this gas mix will supplement your regular fuel supply and increase the mileage of your car, significantly decreasing your monthly fuel bills. This technology is expensive, and will need to be fitted and serviced by a professional.


In 2006 an article in New Scientist suggested that the element 'boron' could be used to create water-fuelled cars. This new type of engine would react water with boron to produce these higher levels of hydrogen than could previously be extracted using the electrolysis method. This could then be processed into a combustible mix to power the engine, or alternatively could be used to power an electric fuel cell in a hybrid car.


Another theoretical way for supplementing water for regular combustible fuels, is to boost water's high energy levels with additives. This works in a similar way to the highly combustible fuel acetylene, which is water combined with calcium carbide. This treated water would then replace conventional combustible fuels in the engine, but although there is a lot of individual testaments to say this process works, it has not been as yet been verified by the scientific and technological communities, and remains subject to many fraudulent claims and scams.


Supplementing water for gasoline would be more beneficial for the environment, reducing emissions and pollution, but until the technology has advanced significantly, it is still too expensive and unproved to be an considered an effective replacement for conventional fuels.