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UK firm develops jet fuel made from human poo | The starting material is generated in excess and available in plenty. It is a win-win for everyone that the waste is repurposed.::undefined

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[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 51 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Is this another one of these "eco-fuels" that take about ten times the energy they store just to produce them, and no one will tell you where that energy will come from?

[–] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I mean if you can get it from actually good sources (solar, geothermal) where that type of energy is in excess then use ships powered by it to transfer it around the world is that a huge problem?

[–] Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It might be, if it's more efficient to use that energy for some other option.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, if we can’t build more high speed rail, planes will be used. And they’re the largest contributor in transportation, right? Or at least the highest output/least efficient means of travel. Eliminating a huge contributor is a good thing.

Of course there would be other things that are worth curbing, but I don’t think we should shit on (eh?) killing emissions from a large contributor.

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