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(→Ecological tech: + == CO2 capture == + CO2 capture can refer to capturing CO2 from an industrial process or just grabbing it from air. + link to an article exploring the former) |
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* [https://www.fastcompany.com/90356326/we-have-the-tech-to-suck-co2-from-the-air-but-can-it-suck-enough-to-make-a-difference FastCompany.com article 'We have the tech to suck CO2 from the air–but can it suck enough to make a difference?'] (2019) | * [https://www.fastcompany.com/90356326/we-have-the-tech-to-suck-co2-from-the-air-but-can-it-suck-enough-to-make-a-difference FastCompany.com article 'We have the tech to suck CO2 from the air–but can it suck enough to make a difference?'] (2019) | ||
== Power-to-gas == | |||
Power-to-gas technologies are advancing. Power-to-gas involves energy losses in the conversion, but the power of gaseous energy that it is much cheaper to store than electricity, plus the distribution networks largely exist already. | |||
Potential target fuels are hydrogen and methane. Hydrogen is being mixed into natural gas networks in Germany with no negative side-effects. | |||
[[w:Methanation]] is the process of making methane from carbon oxides and hydrogen. Methane is a drop-in replacement for LNG and therefore could help us away from fossil dependence/capitalism. The price of proton-exchange electrolyzers has dropped by roughly 40 percent during the past decade the Scientific American Reports | |||
Converting excess electricity from solar and wind farms to gases may be a very good idea as they can then readily be used to produce electricity during low-output times of solar and wind energy and because the systems to store the gas already exist. | |||
* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europe-stores-electricity-in-gas-pipes/ Scientific American article 'Europe Stores Electricity in Gas Pipes'] | |||
== Hemp tech == | == Hemp tech == | ||