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A realistic possibility was that they are using the cheap energy to manufacture nutrients, such as ammonia, on-site, which is an energy intensive process [1].
by femto 10y ago
A realistic possibility was that they are using the cheap energy to manufacture nutrients, such as ammonia, on-site, which is an energy intensive process [1].
[1]https://www.scidev.net/global/agriculture/news/solar-ammonia-process-may-spur-fertiliser-revolution.html https://www.scidev.net/global/agriculture/news/solar-ammonia...
- lightedman 10y agoAnother alternative is the seawater they're getting comes loaded with nitrates already from fertilizer runoff or naturally-occuring sources of nitrate leaching.