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Coal is problematic due to ash and sulfur. Natural gas-fired plants, OTOH, are not going anywhere for next few decades. And even if they go, and get replaced wi
by nine_k 2y ago
Coal is problematic due to ash and sulfur. Natural gas-fired plants, OTOH, are not going anywhere for next few decades. And even if they go, and get replaced with nuclear or even fusion, the steam generation step does not go way anyway.
- fpoling 2y agoCoal is cheaper than natural gas and much more evenly distributed on Earth so even small countries can secure supply either from own territory or at least from many other countries. And rising efficiency of a coal plant directly reduces emissions. Then presently coal plants are less flexible with throttling with their output compared with natural gas. The new alloy may level the field and make coal plants to fit better with renewables.