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Unfortunately, we still need nuclear power: 1) Wind and solar are intermittent. Even if you produce more than what you consume, you still have to deal with the
by pl-94 10y ago
Unfortunately, we still need nuclear power:
1) Wind and solar are intermittent. Even if you produce more than what you consume, you still have to deal with the huge consumption peak of the evening. This is huge. No solution for now about it.
2) Energy storage is not scalable. It is available for smart homes, but there is just not enough lithium-ion on Earth to deal with the evening peak. Flywheels have too small performances.
3) Germany consumes more coals now that it has stopped its nuclear plants.
4) With respect to coal and gas, nuclear power is better: less dependance to Middle East, no CO2, very good EROEI, and actually, it is responsable for much less deaths than other energy sources.
The real issues about nuclear powers are:
1) It provides less jobs than renewable energies (mainly when people will produce their own energy).
2) It will cost more than solar panels. But not yet.'
So. The solution is to continue the current nuclear plants for 20 years, not to invest in new ones; and expecting in the meantime that storage is becoming scalable.