• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Methane gas isn’t a fossil fuel though

    It’s a primary byproduct of Y-Grade gas during fractionation. But it is also less energy dense than your pricier fuels and and lighter. If you’re not using good compression you might as well be venting the fuel as fast as you burn it.

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        1 month ago

        You can get it there, too, but when it’s already mixed with air you’re forced to do the math of how much energy is in the methane versus how much it costs to distill out of the nitrogen and oxygen.