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Power Plant Fueled By Nut Shells

Posted by simoniker on from the don't-have-to-be-nuts-to-work-here dept.

sbszine writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is running an article about a green power plant that runs on the discarded shells of macadamia nuts. The power plant, located in Gympie, Queensland, is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 9500 tonnes in its first year of operation."

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  1. OMG LOL!!!!111 THIS IS SICK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    a powerplant fueled by my nuts that smells so bad i can smell my balls and boy are they stinky probably from sitting here in my underpants and sweating all night long !!! lol!!

    omg what a dirty website this is

  2. Re:The article doesn't say... by eclectro · · Score: 0, Troll


    But does anyone know why they chose macadamia nuts? Seems a very strange choice

    It's a better choice than using linux gnuts, as the smell of burning flesh isn't pleasant.

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