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		PicassoCTs 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar-plus-storage technology is improving quickly But those conditions are not globally unique- why not convert solar to a transportable media (ammonia) and ship it around the globe?

awjlogan 3 months ago [–]

Because conversion to chemical storage and then back is very inefficient. Also ammonia, specifically, is highly toxic and nasty to handle.

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