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plantman-2000 t1_iy4wm80 wrote

Reply to comment by AldoLagana in 'Landmark achievement': Rolls-Royce and easyJet hail successful hydrogen jet engine test by Wagamaga

Almost everything even your Tesla is powered by fossil fuels.

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MailFucker t1_iy52nz1 wrote

Burning fossils fuels in a power plant is more efficient than burning them in an IC engine.

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AzzaClazza t1_iy7yyq1 wrote

That's true for a gas turbine plant, is it true for coal fired?

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MailFucker t1_iy86mn4 wrote

The very first result on google says the average coal plant in the US is 33% efficient, while ICE is between 11 and 27%.

For what it’s worth, basically every power plant uses a turbine.

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