Origo Industries turn CO2 emissions from your vehicle into fuel at your own home

(16/06/2008)

Origo Industries has developed a system that captures the CO2 from your vehicle’s engine and then allows you to turn these emissions into fuel at your own home to re-power your car. The same fuel could also be used to power your house.

The system uses a new approach where CO2 is regenerated through algae in a home unit, allowing the user to produce bio-oil (up to 2500 litres per year tax-free). Origo Industries is displaying its technology for the first ever time at the Green-Car-Guide Live! 2008 on Thursday 12th June 2008 from 10am to 4pm at the new award-winning Arena & Convention Centre in Liverpool.

The 40 low carbon vehicles on display will range from city cars through to executive cars and commercial vehicles. Vehicle technology will include petrol, diesel, biofuel, hybrid and electric.

The cars on display range from the brand new Ford Focus ECOnetic, through the UK’s most economical 4x4, the new Subaru Legacy Outback diesel, to the Lexus LS600h, the new hybrid-power flagship of the Lexus brand, a 5 litre luxury limousine that emits just 219g/km of CO2.

Apart from production cars, there will also be a range of other green vehicles on show. There will be examples of sustainable motorsport including the Oaktec Honda Civic hybrid rally car which recently finished second in class in the British Rally Championship Jim Clark Rally, the Jenkins Motorsport 100% Biodiesel Racing Truck prepared by Fleetsolve, and the Mammoth Racing Range Rover off–road rally car that runs on engine oil made from plants.

Other exhibits of interest include a New Holland 100% Biodiesel Tractor, an electric Smart Fortwo, a 2 tonne Modec Electric Van, a Smiths Electric Vehicles Transit Van, a gas-powered HGV, an electric taxi, and a Volkswagen Caddy van that runs on gas from landfill waste.

The event will also include a seminar programme, and technical workshops run by Cenex showcasing UK supply chain capability, particularly in the commercial vehicle sector.

GreenerFleet™, a range of solutions that allow real-time monitoring and reduction of vehicle emissions, will be showcased by the show’s main sponsor, Masternaut Three X. These solutions include a live carbon calculator and mobile resource management systems that increase efficiency, lower costs and improve sustainability.

Related categories:  4x4 and 4WD car   Diesel car   Ford   Green cars and environment   Hybrid and electric car   Lexus   Luxury cars   Sport utility vehicle SUV   Sports car   Subaru   Vans 

Print version | Email to a friend | View other articles