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Fans of natural gas have been leaning on carbon-capturing technology to reduce emissions from power plants, but their grip on the electricity grid is dimming as the cost of renewable energy keeps dropping. In the latest blow against natural gas, a new study confirms that wind farms offset their own carbon emissions in well under two years, instead of burning fossil fuel for decades.
Wind Farms Offset Their Own Carbon Emissions
There being no such thing as a free lunch, wind farms are not entirely carbon free. Turbine manufacturing has been cited a the chief source of greenhouse gas emissions related to wind farms. Emissions also come from site preparation, transportation, and the construction of transmission lines and other infrastructure.
The question is whether or not wind farms can…
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