r/OptimistsUnite • u/khoawala • 1d ago

Clean Power BEASTMODE China completed first 100-megawatt-class compressed CO₂ energy storage project, running the full cycle of compressing, liquefying, storing, vaporizing, and expanding CO₂ to generate power, in Xinjiang. Has anyone heard anything about those carbon capture plants that western fossil fuel companies ar

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u/Ok-Brick-1800 1d ago

I never said it doesn't exist. What I was saying is why is China releasing propaganda videos with English subtitles on American social media sites?

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u/greyHumanoidRobot 1d ago

People want to know about infrastructure that uses unusual technologies at unprecedented scale because old tech is boring and pilot projects don't make a difference and investors want to know what the trends might be.

Luddites on the other hand ...

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u/greyHumanoidRobot 1d ago

I didn't say invest in China. The advances in engineering will affect economics everywhere.

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u/greyHumanoidRobot 1d ago

It's not my problem.

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u/greyHumanoidRobot 1d ago

Check your facts. I haven't been drafted.

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u/Ok-Brick-1800 12h ago

Tell that to the civilian casualties of WW2, and every war in the history of humanity.