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		hinkley on Nov 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA finds super-emitters of methane Any other use of methane besides combustion most likely ends up releasing the exact same amount of energy as burning it. For instance, nitrogen fertilizer eventually breaks the hydrogen bonds and ends up back in the atmosphere.

pencilguin on Nov 4, 2022 [–]

Burning it at the source means thatuch more gas will also be extracted and (ultimately) burnt for the other use.

2xNH3 -> 3xH2 + N2 is fine, only excepting that more NH3 will need to be made. In the future it will be made with wind or solar energy, but that is still a few decades off.

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