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I was curious about total life cycle CO2 output and found an study in Nature. It looks like: - Hydropower + Bioenergy -> 100 gCO2eq kWh−1 - Traditional fossi
by michaelbuckbee 5y ago
I was curious about total life cycle CO2 output and found an study in Nature.
It looks like:
- Hydropower + Bioenergy -> 100 gCO2eq kWh−1
- Traditional fossil fuels -> 78–110 gCO2eq kWh−1
- Nuclear, Wind and Solar -> 3.5–12 gCO2eq kWh−1
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0032-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-017-0032-9
- throwaway189262 5y agoThis is actual supporting data from a reliable source and should be up top. So it appears fossil fuels take ten times more energy to run over a lifetime. Less than I expected but still bad