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		tanzam75 on Aug 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sweden Runs Out of Garbage With Waste-to-Energy If you've got 6000% the required energy, then 35% efficiency is not of major concern. Three orders of magnitude makes a world of difference.

dredmorbius on Aug 5, 2013 [–]

It does.

And I'm confirming your numbers, FWIW, which makes me suspect there's something wrong with my assumptions. I'll see if I can't dig up other references on waste-to-energy estimates.

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