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Fossil fuels were created from sunlight, so really it's all solar.
by redconfetti 5y ago
Fossil fuels were created from sunlight, so really it's all solar.
- alexpotato 5y agoEssentially it's all "when did those solar photons hit the earth" time based arbitrage.
- Frost1x 5y agoAnd a whole lot of time, temperature, and pressure driven through geological processes. Energy from gravity and radiation are contributing factors to fossil fuel production, even if the hydrocarbons broken down for use are largely photosynthetic in nature/origin, they owe their energy density that makes them a viable fuel source to factors beyond solar. Breaking that down has side effects beyond pure photosynthetic processes.
- surfpel 5y agoSunlight is from fusion, so really it’s all nuclear.