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If we switched to renewable energy (ponder.cat)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't think this is about what's powering the ships but rather their cargo.

[+] [email protected] -9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But at least the ships need a non-renewable source. And they are going to need some of it in every country they visit. How do we get oil to every country if not by ship? That's a lot of pipelines if we go that route. But maybe that is the answer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But at least the ships need a non-renewable source.

Why would they? Seems like a solveable problem to me, most likely via green H2, but also with big ass batteries (most likely for shorter ranges at first).

We have to reach net 0 come what may, so there will have to be clean power in any port they visit at some point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It would be green methane, much easier to contain than hydrogen

And that would be shipped, though many places could make their own green methane