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Except that is very, very far from being an established fact. Note that minimum CO2 from gas referenced here is still higher than the range alleged by the lone
by sunshinesnacks 3y ago
Except that is very, very far from being an established fact.
Note that minimum CO2 from gas referenced here is still higher than the range alleged by the lone researcher referenced in that article: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80580.pdf.
Claiming that everyone else is off by an order of magnitude starts to raise some questions, like, how is there 10x more energy going in and selling solar panels is still profitable? Not all solar is made in China, either.
Edit to add: I now see that the EP article only claims that solar might have higher CO2 impacts than gas with carbon capture. Which is an order of magnitude lower than regular gas CCs. And is not widespread, off the shelf, or cost competitive with grid energy prices most places…