H-fuel is the basic fuel used for engine propulsion everywhere in the colonies. A mix of elemental hydrogen, deuterium (H2), and helium-3 (He3), H-fuel can also be mixed with oxygen in fuel cells to provide water (via "cracking") and electricity for smaller ships, space stations, and other facilities. H-fuel production is almost totally monopolized by the Kusari who obtained their supplies from the Gas Miner's Guild before shipping it to storage depots and distribution facilities throughout the colonies.

DT FUEL

DT-fuel is a mixture consisting of an equal proportion of hydrogen isotopes, deuterium, and tritium. It is primarily used in fusion reactors to produce energy. With some technical effort, it can also serve as propulsion medium in the fusion engines of space craft. Because of its technical requirements, DT based engines are not very common, and customers are therefore rather rare. So far, the Buro der Marineintelligenz has shown the greatest interest in purchasing large amounts of DT Fuel, which turned out to be an attractive alternative to conventional H-fuel in long-term operations such as deep space recon.

DT-fuel is currently being produced by Kruger Minerals, which is hoping to dominate the Rheinland market in the near future, and displace its competition, The Gas Miners Guild, in order to become independent of H-fuel supplies from Kusari. But these plans still lack technical practicality and support from the Rheinland government, and the Rheinland Military is trying to prevent the open sale of DT Fuel. They deem the risk of illegal purchases by criminal elements to be too high, since they could use the ingredient tritium to build up an arsenal of deadly explosives. Hence, DT Fuel stocks are always monitored meticulously to ensure none of the exports reach the black market.