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by cyberax 1 day ago
A technology that would reduce the amount of uselessly flared natural gas is going to help in itself. It's not a question of abandoning principles, but starting from something that is easier to do and reducing the risk of not getting _anything_ out.
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We are not not interested in flared natural gas sites. It is often just a logistical question of where we are going to get the CO2 from.
Yes we could, we have briefly looked into that. Ultimately, it did not make sense for us to pursue that at the time, but it definitely means that if we ever feel the need to expand/pivot into natural gas, that that option is definitely feasible. Thanks for the helpful comment!
Can you split the pipe and burn a half to generate the electricity and get CO2 for free?
Yeah I agree its also a worthwhile use case rather than flaring methane into the atmosphere