EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
So much wheel spinning on EVs, what if they are not the right path forward? The biggest problem with renewable power and EVs is storage, the second is storage, and the third is storage. Another pat...
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thomas201 wrote:
Another path is carbon capture from the atmosphere (using amine scrubbing like nuclear subs and carbon dioxide from natural gas)
There is only one carbon capture commercial power plant in North America at Estevan Saskatchewan.
It is a 150 megawatt plant and uses 50 megawatts to run the carbon capture. It was designed to capture 65% of the CO2 but appears to miss that goal by a LOT--about 35 to 40% is captured. That is when it is working.
The CO is being sold to North Dakota to pressurize oil wells. The power company has faced fines for not meeting production targets.
There is a catalyst in use--and the fly ash from burning coal contaminates it.
Bottom line we need to get off fossil fuels as fast as we can.
