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So, potentially good news about coal
by uebermann » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:54 pm
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:58 pm
Cool. cheap clean energy is the bestest. Technology for the win again.
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by The dane » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:58 pm
If it actually works as described in this article, then Fan should get the Nobel price for his work.
However, this is a Foxnews article, and there is a very long way from small scale lab experiments to mass production, so I'm skeptical for now.
Would be fantastic, but lets see if it actually works.
However, this is a Foxnews article, and there is a very long way from small scale lab experiments to mass production, so I'm skeptical for now.
Would be fantastic, but lets see if it actually works.
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by foadi » Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:59 pm
to be fair, it's not like fossil fuels get no subsidies/govt funding atm. for R&D alone
"In the United States, the federal government has paid US$74 billion for energy subsidies to support R&D for nuclear power ($50 billion) and fossil fuels ($24 billion) from 1973 to 2003. During this same timeframe, renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency received a total of US$26 billion."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies
but ya this is defo something worth putting money into. what is the energy output compared to burning it i wonder?
"In the United States, the federal government has paid US$74 billion for energy subsidies to support R&D for nuclear power ($50 billion) and fossil fuels ($24 billion) from 1973 to 2003. During this same timeframe, renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency received a total of US$26 billion."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies
but ya this is defo something worth putting money into. what is the energy output compared to burning it i wonder?
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by The dane » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:01 pm
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by The Dharma Bum » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:07 pm
What happens to the Co2?
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by The dane » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:15 pm
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Re: So, potentially good news about coal
by Pebble » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:15 pm
I wonder how the costs work out v. renewables when you consider that coal is still a finite resource.
Good news in the short term if they can make it work though.
Good news in the short term if they can make it work though.
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