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Making cheap, carbon-neutral, pipeline-grade natural gas from sunlight and air
- jseliger 2y agoWell, sunlight, air, solar cells, batteries, and one or two other important things.
- blacksqr 2y ago> The Terraformer modules have three relevant sub-components: > 1. Hydrogen electrolyser: Splits water into its component hydrogen and oxygen Stop there. Store the hydrogen and oxygen and burn it for power rather than the natural gas.
- defrost 2y agoAny idea why the people with decades of industrial engineering behind them who are building out massive solar farms and looking to power massive chunks of industry aren't stopping at hydrogen but continuing on to ammonia? Any thoughts on why methane might practically be a better gas than hydrogen for pragmatic use? Can you expand on why your hot take is better than what others in industry have proposed?