• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    IIRC, we get a ton of helium from methane extraction now, which we’re increasingly relying on. We have more helium than we know what to do with at the moment I’m pretty sure. Now, once we stop using methane for power, then sure, it’s limited. Currently it’s a byproduct that there isn’t enough use for compared to what’s produced.

    • Tomten@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Since Iran blew up one of the major refineries in the middle east which removed a third of the world’s production there’s a shortage, can’t buy helium here since it’s only sold to critical infrastructure now.