If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam cycle used in fossil fuel power generation could achieve this.

Steam condenser coating could save 460 million tons of carbon dioxide annually:: If coal and natural gas power generation were 2% more efficient, then every year, there could be 460 million fewer tons of carbon dioxide released and 2 trillion fewer gallons of water used. A recent innovation to the steam cycle used in fossil fuel power generation could achieve this.

  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Skepticism is good, but if it would seem they have checked things out.

    improved the heat transfer properties by a factor of 20, which translates to a 2% overall process boost.

    They also ran some durability tests, that pass my poorly informed laymen’s bar of reasonable. (5K scratches and a different test of about 3 years in open.)

    Edit: A chemist I know days “PFAS”.