No question, creating enough alternative energy sources to totally replace fossil fuel sources will take a considerable time. My estimate is more than 100 years. So in the meantime, as we continue to burn fossil fuels, can we offset some of the damage by capturing the carbon released and storing it indefinitely???
Well unfortunately, the technology to do so economically has not yet been developed, and does not appear easy to develop, based on many studies and pilot plant tests. I personally have never given it a chance, but now in this IEEE article, Inside the World's Largest Carbon Capture Test Facility, I see some rays of hope.
First, on a thermodynamic "theoretically perfect basis", carbon can be captured for only an 8% cost of the energy produced by a coal fired power plant. Still, the best pilot plant experience to date is a 25% cost, and that has yet to be done commercially.
So now, I am a tad less pessimistic than I used to be, and I most certainly hope for some for some major breakthroughs.
Note: The IEEE (they like to be referred to as "I Triple E") is a very large international engineering organization. You can read much more about them on their site link above.
Well unfortunately, the technology to do so economically has not yet been developed, and does not appear easy to develop, based on many studies and pilot plant tests. I personally have never given it a chance, but now in this IEEE article, Inside the World's Largest Carbon Capture Test Facility, I see some rays of hope.
First, on a thermodynamic "theoretically perfect basis", carbon can be captured for only an 8% cost of the energy produced by a coal fired power plant. Still, the best pilot plant experience to date is a 25% cost, and that has yet to be done commercially.
So now, I am a tad less pessimistic than I used to be, and I most certainly hope for some for some major breakthroughs.
Note: The IEEE (they like to be referred to as "I Triple E") is a very large international engineering organization. You can read much more about them on their site link above.
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