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chfp t1_j93213r wrote
It takes energy to manufacture said wood. The amount of energy needed is likely much, much more than the CO2 captured in the wood. Unless the bulk of that energy comes from renewables, they are doing nothing to fight climate change. Natural growing trees have a much better net effect on carbon capture.
The reason they're unlikely to be using renewables is industrial processes require lots of heat. There aren't many renewable thermal energy systems today. There could be more, but it's a nascent industry.
chfp t1_j17elb3 wrote
Reply to I built a shed this summer by JohnVerSteeg
Awesome cat house! 😸
Kidding aside, great quality work
chfp t1_j94r13n wrote
Reply to comment by SilverNicktail in Engineered wood is stronger, fights climate change by capturing CO2 by BlitzOrion
Since when is presenting facts naysaying? Just because you don't understand the facts doesn't mean they disappear.
The synthetic wood manufacturing requires high amounts of heat, impractical to deliver through electricity. The transmission lines would have to be enormous, not to mention actually generating enough of it. The more efficient and practical way to use renewables would be to use concentrated solar thermal, but that's still under development for industrial use. Fusion sounds great in theory too. Question is will it be economically viable.
I am curious where you read that it's to replace concrete. The treated wood still contains cellulose which is vulnerable to water. Most concrete applications are exposed to water.