Posted by: Dex
4:03pm
Hey Izz, did you know we can get power from chocolate? They just started trying it at a power station in New Hampshire.
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MARCH 10, 2009
Posted by: Dex
Posted by: Izz
4:06pm
Sweet! Is the power really coming from chocolate?
Posted by: Dex
4:10pm
Well, actually, the power station uses the shells of the cocoa beans. The beans are used to make chocolate.
Posted by: Izz
4:14pm
So the energy comes from just the cocoa bean shells?
Posted by: Dex
4:18pm
Well, not only. They're mixing the shells in with coal. 1 part cocoa bean shells, 33 parts coal. But that's still less coal they're burning!
Posted by: Izz
4:21pm
Sounds to me like they've still got some work to do before we're really getting power from chocolate. But using less coal is fine by me and it's cool that they're trying new things!
