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0.5kg of CO2 per kWh is the average for electric grids around the world. 1kg of wood produces around 2kg of CO2, every 400g of firewood gives you 1 kWh, so 0.8
by jiofih 6y ago
0.5kg of CO2 per kWh is the average for electric grids around the world.
1kg of wood produces around 2kg of CO2, every 400g of firewood gives you 1 kWh, so 0.8kg CO2/kWh.
That’s slightly worse than mining. Bitcoin is wasteful in its total energy consumption which is not reused, but 99% of the power you put into that GPU will be released as heat.
- mrkstu 6y agoDifference being if he’s using wood he’s recycling that carbon over infinitely as long as it isn’t from old growth forests.
- lostlogin 6y agoThe wood I use was going to a landfill, so does using aircon actually equate to more CO2 in the atmosphere if I just let it get dumped and turn on the aircon?