We're going to need a lot of solar panels

Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by bufferoverflow on Saturday July 23, 2022 @01:21PM (#32205387)

Methanol is very nasty though. If it leaks, it leaves you blind or dead.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by lutorm on Saturday July 23, 2022 @01:56PM (#32205750)

Leaking natural gas tends to leave you exploded, too...

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by krageon on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:54PM (#32206372)

Methanol can also explode (and set things on fire). In terms of a fire hazard they're both very bad.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by bufferoverflow on Saturday July 23, 2022 @06:12PM (#32208061)

Leaking methane rises, so it's not a huge problem. We have natural methane leaks all over.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by whazor on Saturday July 23, 2022 @04:05PM (#32207091)

There are natural gas leaks on a regular basis here in Europe. It only explodes with a fire source. People smell the gas leak and inform the fire station.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by lstodd on Saturday July 23, 2022 @08:15PM (#32208924)

Only if it's doped. Pure methane is odorless.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by whoooooo123 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:34AM (#32211762)

Is it ever not doped though? At what point in the process do they put the smell in?

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by tblt on Sunday July 24, 2022 @06:11AM (#32211917)

At the distribution point, usually. Some gas networks intended for industrial use don't contain the chemical that makes gas smell as that gas is an input in a chemical process, not burnt for heat.

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Re:We're going to need a lot of solar panels by rocqua on Sunday July 24, 2022 @11:10AM (#32214208)

I believe most natural gas floats though, right?

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