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The Extreme Cost of Training AI Models. (cdn.statcdn.com)
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Methane gas isn't a fossil fuel though, and I believe it's actually better for the environment to burn it than simply release it, at least as far as global warming goes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Methane gas isn’t a fossil fuel though

It's a primary byproduct of Y-Grade gas during fractionation. But it is also less energy dense than your pricier fuels and and lighter. If you're not using good compression you might as well be venting the fuel as fast as you burn it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it? I thought they were burning landfill or swamp gas.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

You can get it there, too, but when it's already mixed with air you're forced to do the math of how much energy is in the methane versus how much it costs to distill out of the nitrogen and oxygen.