HUE Corp - Mission Statement
The focus of Hampton Universal Enterprises (HUE) and its Research and Development team is to introduce a line of products that will greatly reduce our nations dependency on fossil fuels and directly contribute to the decrease of greenhouse gases currently produced by household utilities and the consumers daily commute. At the core of its current program, HUE targets a scalable approach to the application of renewable energy by introducing a compressed air engine capable of propelling a vehicle (as an alternative to gas engines) with an architecture that would allow a ready application into our current fossil fuel dependent grid.
To positively affect our nation's dependency on fossil fuels in the area of transportation, HUE Corp's R&D team has developed a a compressed air engine that will cut our energy cost/emissions below the 30% mark with a possible target of 0 carbon based emissions. HUE Corp has made this technology a reality by producing a fully working and unique prototype.
Challenge: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Earth's surface temperature has warmed about one degree Fahrenheit in the last 100 years and there is no credible hypothesis for this other than the net effect of greenhouse gases. The fact is that the planet is heating up and the evidence suggests that human activities are having a significant impact as concluded by a group of scientists addressing the effects of Global Warming to President Clinton for his conference with the United Nations. hubbertpeak
Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas currently supply most of the world's energy grid with only a minuscule amount coming from renewable resources that do not release greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. Since our economy and everyday life have become so highly dependent on this energy grid, the true challenge lies on the viability of the implements and supporting policies that would facilitate the transition of our current energy grid to one based on renewable sources (ie; replacement of the addition of current gas station grid with clean energy pumps). With such an aim, we could reduce the addition of fossil fuels burned, and thereby, help both to slow global warming and improve the quality of the air we breathe.
Solution: Driving on air; compressed air as a contender to fossil fuels
Compressed air motors are not a new concept and the earliest recorded use in our nation dates back to Civil War times when steam engines where converted to use compressed air by using water powered charging stations to put compressed air into storage tanks replacing the steam engine boilers. From 1880 to 1920, air motors propelled trains that took the coal and coal miners in and out of the mines because these did not pollute the air in the shafts or generate hazards like fire or sparks. Unfortunately, with the advent of cheap gasoline, technologies like steam and air driven transportation fell out of favor and faded away.
Revival - Old into New
HUE intends to revive these known and proven technologies in a modern compressed air motor application adapted to fit our ailing world's current and future needs. Our compressed air motor is based on the reciprocating steam engine developed in 1898 with the added features that result in:- Increased efficiency through several new modern innovative modifications to the original air motor.
- Long stroke fully expands compressed air(or steam) in the cylinders
- Low bearing wear because air motors generate a gentle push on the piston compared to the explosive force of the ignition of a confined, compressed, gas/air mixture as is the case with current gasoline engines.
- Long piston life because there are no sideways forces acting on the piston, and all force goes into the downward push on the connecting rod
- Two cylinder design allows for a minimum number of parts resulting in a very low friction motor.