▲ 351 ▼ In a U.S. First, a Commercial Plant Starts Pulling Carbon From the Air (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 66 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 3 points 2 years ago* (8 children) Glass panel over it for greenhouse? Can't use more power than carbon skimming. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Aleric@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) I actually helped research this as an undergrad. The problem we'd always face is there are certain microorganisms, like rotifers, that can just decimate a tank of algae. Many rotifer species are parthenogenic, so it literally only takes one rotifer to knock out an entire algae tank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) What if we genetically modified the algae to be impossible to kill and survive in extreme conditions. Like the algae equivalent of kudzu. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] runefehay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Now coming to everyone soon: algae world! All algae all the time! Covered in slime? That's worth a dime! There is no escaping it, not even a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It'll be fine. If it gets out of hand we'll just engineer an equally hardy and aggressive rotifer to kill all the algae. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're basically exchanging a world-ending Gray Goo Scenario for a world-ending Green Goo Scenario. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) You need more than a green house lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I only ever had problems with too much algae in our pond... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago You've figured it out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aleric@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (4 children) I actually helped research this as an undergrad. The problem we'd always face is there are certain microorganisms, like rotifers, that can just decimate a tank of algae. Many rotifer species are parthenogenic, so it literally only takes one rotifer to knock out an entire algae tank. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) What if we genetically modified the algae to be impossible to kill and survive in extreme conditions. Like the algae equivalent of kudzu. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] runefehay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Now coming to everyone soon: algae world! All algae all the time! Covered in slime? That's worth a dime! There is no escaping it, not even a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It'll be fine. If it gets out of hand we'll just engineer an equally hardy and aggressive rotifer to kill all the algae. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're basically exchanging a world-ending Gray Goo Scenario for a world-ending Green Goo Scenario. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) What if we genetically modified the algae to be impossible to kill and survive in extreme conditions. Like the algae equivalent of kudzu. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] runefehay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Now coming to everyone soon: algae world! All algae all the time! Covered in slime? That's worth a dime! There is no escaping it, not even a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It'll be fine. If it gets out of hand we'll just engineer an equally hardy and aggressive rotifer to kill all the algae. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're basically exchanging a world-ending Gray Goo Scenario for a world-ending Green Goo Scenario. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] runefehay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Now coming to everyone soon: algae world! All algae all the time! Covered in slime? That's worth a dime! There is no escaping it, not even a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It'll be fine. If it gets out of hand we'll just engineer an equally hardy and aggressive rotifer to kill all the algae. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago It'll be fine. If it gets out of hand we'll just engineer an equally hardy and aggressive rotifer to kill all the algae. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago You're basically exchanging a world-ending Gray Goo Scenario for a world-ending Green Goo Scenario. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) You need more than a green house lol. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I only ever had problems with too much algae in our pond... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago You've figured it out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I only ever had problems with too much algae in our pond... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hglman@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago You've figured it out. permalink fedilink source parent