Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ammonia" fertilizer

Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by pfdietz on Saturday July 25, 2026 @12:44PM (#49049130)

Haber-Bosch require continuous input of hydrogen, but aside from that it is a net source of power. The reaction is exothermic and can provide more than enough work to drive compressors that pressurize the reactants.

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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by westurner on Saturday July 25, 2026 @01:35PM (#49049705)

TIL the Red Pyramid looks remarkably like the Haber-Bosch ammonia production process. And the word "Amun" is the etymological root of the word Ammonia.

From "Brawndo Plasma Thermos Makes What Plants Crave [video]" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48793495 about hot plasma treatment turning water into fertilizer;

> [Magnesium-doped geotextile water bags yield Struvite fertilizer (at lower cost but with Pb contamination risk)]

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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by inigyou on Saturday July 25, 2026 @04:44PM (#49051380)

Is that true in practice or just in theory?

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Re:Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ... by pfdietz on Saturday July 25, 2026 @06:41PM (#49052475)

Looking more closely, it's not true at all. So ignore what I wrote. I was confused by compressors being driven by steam from the SMR plant that made hydrogen from natural gas.

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