Technologies turning water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich chemicals could replace fossil fuels where electrification is not feasible. However, Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) would require enormous amounts of clean electricity.
  • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nameEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Seems like a really good, thorough article about electrification and decarbonizing. I think the demand is there for CCU-powered flights, we’ll just have to build more wind power so we can get there. Just a matter of infrastructure, the end cost will possibly be cheaper than flying right now.

    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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      9 months ago

      High speed night trains can lower the need for flying. NY LA is 3950km so an 11.3h train ride at 350km/h. When you sleep 8h of that it is better then flying. Then you only really need flights that go over a lot of water.