A scalable self replicating and self sustaining carbon capture technology that uses a mix of highly specialized biological processes to turn CO2 into engineering grade composite construction material, fuel and fertilizer.

[–] millie@beehaw.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I think they're talking about chloroplasts. The cell component trees grow to collect solar energy.

[–] shrugs@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can't earn the big money with it, so the capitalism isn't interested. Planting a tree is almost for free. Maybe if we could file a patent on trees or something like that. Let's ask Nestlé how they did it with water

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

A more apt comparison would be Monsanto with corn.

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Photosynthesis - provided by the OG solar cells.

Yeah it won't power my computer, just found the irony comical.

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You could theoretically build a coal pit in your back yard to turn the wood into coal, then power a steam engine hooked to generators to make electricity to run your computer. If you wanna be super "efficient" you can route the gasses from the coal process through the steam engine too to get power from that as well

Probably cleaner and less work to do almost any other kind of power though

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

All power on earth is solar if you dig far enough.

[–] gimsy@feddit.it 8 points 6 months ago

Almost... Nuclear comes from super-novae, therefore not strictly "solar" (in the sense coming from the sun) but loosely yeah everything comes from stars and star formation

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Geothermal energy isn't solar.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 10 points 6 months ago

The majority of panels produced in the world right now is China. Like dwarfs the other countries.

Big oil currently does not own the factories.

[–] nanashi@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Well yeah, but that’s like a one-time purchase (for years) compared to coals/etc. where they can charge for the “amount” used