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Re:Solar-driven water splitting at 13.8% solar-to-hydrogen e... by jl6 on Friday November 19, 2021 @05:14AM (#29275622)
What's wrong with biomass plantations as a source of renewable carbon, assuming you don't build them on rainforests?
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Re:Solar-driven water splitting at 13.8% solar-to-hydrogen e... by VBprogrammer on Friday November 19, 2021 @05:43AM (#29275854)
From a biodiversity point of view. Everything.
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Re:Solar-driven water splitting at 13.8% solar-to-hydrogen e... by pfdietz on Friday November 19, 2021 @06:54AM (#29276285)
The generic problem with biomass is the low overall efficiency of photosynthesis. It doesn't work well when it gets too cold or hot, and can use huge amounts of water.
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