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Clean enough to be a more viable solution over other forms of energy generation?
by castis 9y ago
Clean enough to be a more viable solution over other forms of energy generation?
- ouid 9y agoit is cheaper than practically all other forms of zero-carbon on-demand energy production, and a LOT cheaper than removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Compare the cost of exhaust sequestration for all of the fossil fuels and I'm sure you will find that coal is still the cheapest.
- castis 9y agoCool, I wasn't talking about cost though. I asked if coal could be made clean enough to compete with other forms of energy generation in that context.
- ouid 9y agoclean coal is basically as clean as solar, but the fact that it's on demand energy means that's it's not really competing with solar.
- castis 9y agoThey're only even close to each other because of the initial hit the solar panel produces while its being created. If we were to continue forward with solar power, would the energy needed to melt silicon not eventually come from a wholly renewable source?