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That's where the government reguli could step in. It wasn't economically viable to capture natural gas so it's just flared off, but if the government fines oil
by fragmede 4mo ago
That's where the government reguli could step in. It wasn't economically viable to capture natural gas so it's just flared off, but if the government fines oil companies for flaring off the natural gas, suddenly it's economically viable to capture it instead of wasting it.
- jstanley 4mo ago> if the government fines oil companies for flaring off the natural gas, suddenly it's economically viable to capture it instead of wasting it. If the government fines individuals for not digging holes in their back garden every day then suddenly it's economically viable to dig holes in your back garden every day, but it doesn't mean it's overall productive.
- westurner 4mo agoIt's economical to capture and sell the Helium out of natural gas even without a flaring penalty to encourage to be efficient with heat and material outputs. It's also already economical to make Hydrogen and Carbon-based products like Graphene and spec Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes from natural gas. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946629 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946629 And, it's surely also profitable to make more He3, He4, and T with a fusion reactor: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946533