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> allow all existing technologies to go green and also give us a good recapture path Problem is that even if you could do carbon capture for zero energy cost
by londons_explore 3y ago
> allow all existing technologies to go green and also give us a good recapture path
Problem is that even if you could do carbon capture for zero energy cost and convert it back to gasoline at 100% efficiency (hint: neither of these things are remotely likely), you still will use more energy to power your ship/plane/miner/truck than an electric version of the same.
It therefore only makes sense for use cases where the energy cost is negligible.
- bluGill 3y agoGasoline (or more likely diesel) is so much more energy dense than a battery that is makes sense to do this even with low efficiency just so that we can operate things distance from a grid connection. Ocean shipping for example (though nuclear would work if we could convince the world to allow it). It is questionable if farming can even be done via batteries. Long distance semi shipping also is questionable (though putting them on a train powered by overhead wires is technology that was mature over 100 years ago and should be preferred - how to get the freight railroads to do their jobs better though I don't know)