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The turbine produces high temperatures which then causes reactions with the nitrogen that's present in the atmosphere. There's also nitrogen present in the fuel. It's not 100% pure methane.

panny · 8h ago

>There's also nitrogen present in the fuel. It's not 100% pure methane.

That seems like the actual problem.

Zigurd · 2h ago

There's vastly more nitrogen in air than in methane. The ratio of air to methane in a gas turbine is also high, over 15:1.

westurner · 7h ago

Does AGR Acidic Gas Reduction work with methane turbines?

Shouldn't all methane-powered equipment have this AGR (or similar) new emission reduction technology?

From https://www.ornl.gov/news/add-device-makes-home-furnaces-cle... :

> ORNL’s award-winning ultraclean condensing high-efficiency natural gas furnace features an affordable add-on technology that can remove more than 99.9% of acidic gases and other emissions. The technology can also be added to other natural gas-driven equipment.

FWIU basically no generators have catalytic converters, because that requires computer controlled fuel ignition.

...

FWIU, in data centers, "100% Green" means "100% offset by PPAs" (power-purchase agreement); so "200% green" could mean "100% directly-sourced clean energy".

Should they pack up and pay out and start over elsewhere with enough clean energy, [ or should force methane generators to comply? ]

ec109685 · 7h ago

It sounds like that's what they're adding for their permanent generators. Unfortunate that their portable "temporary" generators weren't equipped with this technology.

westurner · 5h ago

Though it's not a methane leak, in their case the problem is the poisonous byproducts of combustion FWIU;

Looks like methane.jpl.nasa.gov isn't up anymore? https://methane.jpl.nasa.gov/

We invested tax dollars in NASA space-based methane leak imaging, because methane is a potent greenhouse gas.

Is this another casualty of their distracting, wasteful, and saboteurial hit on NASA Earth Science funding?

srameshc · 7h ago

> Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is belching smog-forming pollution into an area of South Memphis that already leads the state in emergency department visits for asthma.

I have been to that place and sadly a lot of industrial pollutants in that area. This would make it even worse and the resdients probably won't be able to do anything about it.

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