Posted 2/22/2021 09:46 (#8850712 - in reply to #8850423) Subject: RE: Green electricity maybe not so Green
Wisconsin
The Pretender - 2/22/2021 07:27
I think, bu will happily stand corrected that they can recover about 90% of the energy used in manufacturing when they burn it and produce electricity from the heat.
Coal, natural gas, nuclear will be lucky to recover 50% of the energy burned in the electrical output. 90% is absurd on it's face.
There is likely only 10% of the energy used present in chemical form in those turbines, still less than 50% in typical trash. I'll be happy to be corrected, this is all from the hip.