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[-] cynar@lemmy.world 110 points 1 week ago

Just checked the numbers, for those interested.

A gas power plant produces around. 200-300kWh per tonne of CO2.

Capture costs 300-900kWh per tonne captured.

So this is basically non viable using fossil fuel as the power. If you aren't, then storage of that power is likely a lot better.

It's also worth noting that it is still CO2 gas. Long term containment of a gas is far harder than a liquid or solid.

[-] HertzDentalBar 2 points 1 week ago

Co2 is liquified before storage.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

And how do you plan to keep it liquefied, on a large scale, for 100s of years? It's currently done using pressure vessels amd chillers, that require maintenance etc.

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