Ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwiinqwelomoya zorhwebo kungancitshiswa malunga ne-16% ngokusebenzisa ngcono icala lomoya
Iinqwelo-moya zorhwebo zisebenzisa amafutha amaninzi ukuvelisa amandla aneleyo okuqhuba uhambo. Ukutshiswa kwamafutha eenqwelo-moya kunegalelo kwiigesi ezibangela ukufudumala komhlaba emoyeni nto leyo ebangela ukufudumala kwehlabathi kunye notshintsho lwemozulu . Okwangoku, ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwiinqwelo-moya kwenza malunga ne-2.4% yazo zonke imithombo ye-CO2 eyenziwe ngabantu. Eli nani lisenokukhula ngokukhula kwicandelo leenqwelo-moya. Yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukuphonononga iindlela ezintsha zokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwiinqwelo-moya kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle. Iindlela ezininzi ziye zacingelwa ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwiinqwelo-moya. Enye yazo kukusebenzisa ithuba lolwalathiso lomoya ngakumbi kwiinqwelo-moya ezinde.
Ingcamango yokusebenzisa ulwalathiso lomoya kwiinqwelomoya ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwepetroli ayintsha kodwa yayinemida. Ukuqhubela phambili kwisithuba nakwisayensi yomoya ngoku kwenze ukuba kubekho ukugubungela ngokupheleleyo isathelayithi kunye nedatha yomhlaba wonke. Iqela lophando leYunivesithi yaseReading lifumanise ukuba iinqwelomoya ezinqumla iAtlantic phakathi kweLondon neNew York zingonga ukuya kuthi ga kwi-16% yepetroli ngokusebenzisa ngcono ulwalathiso lomoya. Iqela lihlalutye malunga neenqwelomoya ezinqumla iAtlantic ezingama-35000 phakathi komhla woku-1 kuDisemba 2019 kunye nomhla wama-29 kuFebruwari 2020 kwaye lasebenzisa ithiyori yokulawula efanelekileyo ukufumana iindlela zexesha elincinci. Iziphumo zibonise ukuba kukho umsantsa wamakhulu eekhilomitha phakathi kweendlela zeenqwelomoya eziqhelekileyo kunye neendlela ezilungiselelwe ipetroli. Olu hlaziyo lunokunceda ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni kwixesha elifutshane ngaphandle kokubandakanya nayiphi na imali entsha yokuqhubela phambili kwezobuchwepheshe.
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umthombo:
Wells CA, Williams PD., et al 2021. Ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kweenqwelo-moya ezidlula eAtlantiki ngokuhambisa ngendlela ephucukileyo ipetroli. Iileta zoPhando lweNdalo, uMqulu 16, Inombolo 2. Ipapashwe nge-26 kaJanuwari 2021. I-DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abce82
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