> turning natural gas into electricity wastes 60% of the chemical energy (only extracting ~40% of the chemical energy) Modern combined cycle gas turbines are ~

> turning natural gas into electricity wastes 60% of the chemical energy (only extracting ~40% of the chemical energy) Modern combined cycle gas turbines are ~60% efficient: https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.articles.2018.sep.high-efficiency-gas-turbines# https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.article... And if you can co-locate some process that needs low-grade heat, you can also use the waste heat.