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It is a neat process and I hope they develop it further, but it is yet another example of the kind of thing people cling to so as to avoid recognising that part
by hkt 4y ago
It is a neat process and I hope they develop it further, but it is yet another example of the kind of thing people cling to so as to avoid recognising that part of net zero requires behavioural changes.
"Despite the facility taking up space equivalent to a small car park, it was only able to produce just over 5,000 liters of syngas in 9 days. "
In other words, if this was our only way of powering flight, flight would become enormously uncommon and staggeringly expensive. Even if they achieved their stated aim of 15% efficiency, there's no sane hope of scaling this. It is just yet another example of tech that we cling to in the hope of not changing our lifestyles. Neat, but not the answer.
- eru 4y agoMaking stuff expensive (or cheap) is one surefire way to drive lifestyle changes.
- bluGill 4y agoThe question is how much they can scale it. There are a lot of things that the first iteration of was completely unworkable, but refinements mean we use them all over now. If you have ever see a car from the 1890s you would conclude cars will never work (the car might be gas or electric powered!), but over time we fixed the problems to the point anyone can drive them.