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UncleRicosWig t1_jdm7sbm wrote

Reply to comment by TheCloudBoy in Glenvale Solar, a Boston-based company, is planning to install a 240-acre solar installation in Keene, with construction beginning in 2026 by TurretLauncher

Just as I suspected. Thanks for doing the math. We have plenty of trees to generate today wood burning power

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TurretLauncher OP t1_jdmubpd wrote

> wood burning

  • Burning wood releases more CO2 than gas, oil and even coal for the same amount of heat

  • Danish and Australian research highlights that home wood burning also produces methane. This is a powerful global heating gas and further skews the balance away from climate neutrality.

  • The biggest health threat from wood smoke comes from fine particles (also called particulate matter). They are small enough to enter the lungs where they can cause bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, or other serious respiratory diseases. Fine particles can also aggravate chronic heart and lung diseases and are linked to premature deaths in people with these chronic conditions.

  • Domestic wood burning is now the single largest contributor to fine particle pollution in the UK. These particles can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease. The 8% of homes that do burn wood or coal have become one of the largest sources of particle pollution in the UK, greater than the exhaust from traffic.

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UncleRicosWig t1_jdnabpm wrote

Ya I know but we have plenty of wood resources

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TurretLauncher OP t1_jdnl1lg wrote

We also have plenty of nuclear weapons. That doesn't mean they need to be launched.

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UncleRicosWig t1_jdnltqh wrote

Well those kill a lot of people in a short amount of time…. Not sure where you’re going with that analogy

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TurretLauncher OP t1_jdnnix3 wrote

Please refer to my prior comment explaining the negative effects of wood burning

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GraniteGeekNH t1_jdmu4ew wrote

Wood burning power - electricity only, sending the waste heat into the atmosphere - hasn't worked in NH; it costs a fortune and the environmental benefits are surprisingly limited.

Combined heat and power, when you burn wood for electricity and also make use of the heat for bldgs, etc., makes a lot of sense. The drawback is that it's more location-specific, since it's hard to move heat.

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