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Device uses wind to create ammonia out of air

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147 points rbanffy | 1 comments | 16 Jan 25 14:43 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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blueflow ◴[16 Jan 25 15:30 UTC] No.42726585[source]▶
Take that ammonium, burn it, have heat, power a steam engine, infinite energy?

Where does that energy come from? 1st law of thermodynamics?

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BobaFloutist ◴[16 Jan 25 15:55 UTC] No.42726969[source]▶
For our purposes solar power is effectively perpetual motion.
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1. blueflow ◴[16 Jan 25 16:06 UTC] No.42727135[source]▶
And how does the presented device make use of solar power? Wind movement?