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Re:Primary energy vs final energy: why replacing fossil fuel... by dboreham on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:12PM (#25128228)
That was easy. Just put a few of them back-to-back and you'll have 10X as much energy.
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Re:Primary energy vs final energy: why replacing fossil fuel... by sounds on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:19PM (#25128333)
Because this doesn't violate the second law of thermodynamics it is impossible to get to 10X - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coefficient_of_performance
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