danielravennest t1_j4vp8fq wrote
Reply to comment by way2lazy2care in Scientists Have Developed a Living “Bio-Solar Cell” That Runs on Photosynthesis by everlovingkindness
Plants should be used to grow things they are good at, like lumber and food. There are plenty of rooftops and parking lots that can do solar without using any more land, and agrisolar can share land with plants. Trying to make electricity at low efficiency with plants is a waste of space that can be put to better uses.
Hours-of-Gameplay t1_j4vzb8y wrote
Yea plants taking up space and also providing oxygen, gross
crazicus t1_j4wf8hs wrote
Monoculture crops for production at scale are far less effective at producing oxygen or sequestering carbon dioxide than native habitats.
gaerat_of_trivia t1_j4wwf1y wrote
my rooftop is great at making oxygen and sequestering carbon tho
crazicus t1_j4x05c7 wrote
Your roof isn’t going to be using this new technology
gaerat_of_trivia t1_j4x0h6t wrote
i would like it to
Nearatree t1_j4y7of3 wrote
Ahnd they dun sucked up all my water so I can't make nesquik
Shilo788 t1_j4w4tk0 wrote
Very narrow minded. Plants have much more to offer.
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danielravennest t1_j4w14f2 wrote
You've watched The Matrix too many times. Using humans as batteries is an energy-losing proposition.
way2lazy2care t1_j4w5twk wrote
It's only a waste of space if you can meaningfully use that space. In the article they were using succulents, so in theory you could just plop a handful of these in the desert and wait for them to spread. If you're already installing solar at manufacturing capacity, there's no downside to also having solar that can manufacture itself in situ with no labor also.
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