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There is a much more efficient way to deal with point sources, if you have a clean energy source in their neighborhood: just shut them down and replace the ener
by credit_guy 8y ago
There is a much more efficient way to deal with point sources, if you have a clean energy source in their neighborhood: just shut them down and replace the energy they provide with the clean energy you would use to scrub the CO2 from the air.
- D_Alex 8y agoYes, sometimes this is practicable. But many locations do not have sufficient renewable energy available, and nuclear has become unpalatable for a variety of reasons. Scrubbing CO2 from boiler or turbine exhaust takes a small fraction (5%-ish) of the energy needed to convert it into fuel. If the source is a power plant, the CO2 can be captured at a cost of efficiency penalty of around 10%. Once it is captured, storing and transporting CO2 to a location with abundant clean energy is also relatively simple.