A coal thermal power plant in Ningbo, in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, is testing an idea that sounds almost impossible. Instead of just capturing carbon dioxide and burying it underground, the system traps some of the combustion gases and transforms them into fertilizer for the field. In the words of the project manager, “on the one hand combustion gas enters and on the other it is fertilizing.” The main conclusion is simple, although it ha…
A coal thermal power plant in Ningbo, in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, is testing an idea that sounds almost impossible. Instead of just capturing carbon dioxide and burying it underground, the system traps some of the combustion gases and transforms them into fertilizer for the field. In the words of the project manager, “on the one hand combustion gas enters and on the other it is fertilizing.” The main conclusion is simple, although it ha…