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minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoThe ultimate solution is likely the creation of small scale localized carbon capture that exists to manage summer overcapacity. The current biggest issue with carbon capture is that it’s less efficient than not burning fossil fuels in the first place
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 hours agoDesalination, fischer-tropsch synfuel production, hydrogen electrolysis. Even if we can’t find anything productive to do with the power, there are plenty of useless, nonproductive ways to monetize excess power: AI and Crypto, for example. Overcapacity is not an actual problem.
The ultimate solution is likely the creation of small scale localized carbon capture that exists to manage summer overcapacity.
The current biggest issue with carbon capture is that it’s less efficient than not burning fossil fuels in the first place
Desalination, fischer-tropsch synfuel production, hydrogen electrolysis. Even if we can’t find anything productive to do with the power, there are plenty of useless, nonproductive ways to monetize excess power: AI and Crypto, for example.
Overcapacity is not an actual problem.