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Originally Posted by jamesqf
No, I don't "feel" this. It's just basic chemistry. Reforming the natural gas emits CO2 (even if it's as CO which is later burned to CO2). There's no way you can get around that.
"So you suggest we just keep the stranded gas (that is flared gas) burning, polluting, doing absolutely nothing, totally wasted. Or as AFS suggests, to use that stranded gas to produce H2 & ZeroFuel, an inexpensive, safe transportation fuel."
No, what I'm suggesting is either to leave the gas in the ground (preferrable), or if that's not an option, to use it directly instead of passing it through several steps of chemical processing, each of which (from basic thermodynamics) wastes some of the energy that's in the original gas.
Perfection? No. Zero net CO2 emissions, yes. Otherwise what's the point?
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The problem is stranded or associated gas is being burnt off at hundreds if not thousands of drilling sites around the world. (Those are the flames you see at the top of the drilling rigs) It can not be stored or used for other purposes because of cost or location.
Well, if it makes you feel any better ZeroFuel is a net zero CO2 fuel as it only emits what is sequestered during production, and our X prize GHG #'s are very low. Plus, using renewable H2 brings our GHG to "0".