Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy

Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy by bloak on Thursday July 07, 2022 @11:10AM (#32015093)

Coal: C + O2 -> CO2

Gas: CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O

I don't know off hand exactly how many joules of energy (heat) are produced per mole in each case but it's not surprising that gas gives more joules per mole of CO2: it's a bit like you're burning hydrogen at the same time.

EDIT: It's relevant that O-H bonds are stronger than C-H bonds, presumably.

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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy by 988747 on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:36PM (#32016174)

You also need to consider that H2O itself is also a greenhouse gas, much worse than CO2, although much easier to remove from atmosphere.

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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy by nix23 on Friday July 08, 2022 @05:45AM (#32024915)

>H2O

Water...

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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy by adolph on Thursday July 07, 2022 @11:50AM (#32015578)

Thanks, that makes some sense. I wonder how that additional bond works in the hydrolox to methalox comparison of rocket fuels.

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Re:Nuclear turn green as EU parliament approves new taxonomy by pfdietz on Friday July 08, 2022 @06:45AM (#32025368)

Coal is more like CH on average.

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