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> Can we create gas from anaerobic digestion? Sure. Can we do it to have an enormous amount of electrical power generated from it? Probably not. Biogas is grea
by kergonath 4y ago
> Can we create gas from anaerobic digestion? Sure. Can we do it to have an enormous amount of electrical power generated from it? Probably not.
Biogas is great if it is generated from waste. The main issue is that farmer end up growing crops purely for biogas and bioethanol production and it displaces crops we actually need to avoid starving. Same as wood pellets, which are a great way of making use of waste, but terrible if we just cut trees instead.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/07/world/europe/eu-logging-wood-pellets.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/07/world/europe/...
- pfdietz 4y agoA post-fossil economy will have a limited quantity of reduced carbon to work with. I suspect the waste stream will have many takers. Uses that can be substituted for (like fueling stationary power plants) will fall by the wayside.