I sure hope so. I work in electricity generation (not coal) and I see this being potentially massive for all fuel types. Depending on if/how it can be scaled. Combined cycle was huge for emissions reduction. But this could be a completely new level if we can reduce to zero/near zero and have a useful byproduct.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only if there’s incentive for the added cost, though. I’m skeptical such scrubbers could produce something useful enough to offset the cost by themselves.

[–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I'd imagine if the tech gets there it will be so heavily subsidized (at least in the US) that cost won't be a huge concern. Plus if its producing a useful biproduct that might be a decent revenue booster.