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130 comments on 2007: record year for US wind industry

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wkwillis on January 21, 2008 - 12:40am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Methanol synthesis is not particularly difficult. Since you take the CO2 out of the air or water it's carbon neutral.

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nh3 on January 21, 2008 - 12:52am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

take the CO2 out of the air or water

any idea how much would that cost?

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mdsolar on January 21, 2008 - 1:22am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I made an estimate of the power required using zeolite as an absorber and it is not a lot. Others are working on this pretty hard. You can read my estimate here. I think the Navy considers dissolved carbon dioxide easier to work with.

Chris

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nh3 on January 21, 2008 - 9:58am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

i know nothing about zeolite. for the type that can trap CO2, what would be the cost, size and weight that can produce a tonne of CO2/day?

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