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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Electrolytic ammonia processes are still very new and very unproven in terms of the longevity and cost of the equipment. Without massive carbon taxes (which I am in favour of, to be clear) green ammonia and hydrogen will not be viable

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While people usually focus on carbon neutrality, I often think decentralization is renewables' most underappreciated aspect. Everything it touches can happen at the home and community level. The Haber-Bosch process is the epitome of the 20th century large scale heavy industry model. Now here is a solution replacing it at the level of individual farms.

I suspect much of robotics will be decentralized too, and with that, they may decentralize automated manufacturing. In a few decades, it may seem quaint that people shipped so many things halfway around the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

For sure, especially these decentrale solutions work for places with limited to no access to a lot of resources now. Very interested where a lot technological leapfrogging will take place

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thanks. From the details I can't tell whether this https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05108-y is the process used or something else.

It could be a variation on https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2022/cc/d2cc01345b but not enough details provided, so I'll stop guessing.