Internal combustion engine (ICE) is based on the best scientific and engineering achievements of the 18th and 19th century. Though it is still the most applicable industrial machine today it has inherited a number of weaknesses which result in low efficiency and high green house emissions. The industry admits that engines today have reached their maturity, which means that the limits of efficiency can no longer be stretched.

The transformation of energy is inefficient because all the energy initially available in the fuel cannot be harnessed without substantial losses due to low energy efficiency of the burning process.

Supersonic Wave Engine

Supersonic Wave Engine (SWE) developed by Neo Power produces electricity by the means of the supersonic detonation pulses which are transferred to a wave converter operating at resonance frequency.  The wave converter transfers mechanical power to a linear generator which produces electricity.

 

Supersonic Wave Engine builds on the research in the field of pulse detonation. For potential fuels like methane and propane used in a Supersonic Wave Engine, the fuel efficiency is 40-45% higher burning (deflagration) of the fuels applied in the engines today.
Higher fuel efficiency and higher mechanical efficiency realized in the Supersonic  Wave Engine results in reduced fuel consumption and reduced CO2 emissions for the same amount of power generated. The system can be powered by natural gas, methane, biogas or hydrogen.