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So basically an incredibly complicated solution that barely even solves the problem an requires overlap capacity. And your counter argument is 'nuclear plant'
by nickik 8y ago
So basically an incredibly complicated solution that barely even solves the problem an requires overlap capacity.
And your counter argument is 'nuclear plant' are inflexible? What? Nuclear are not actually inflexible specially new ones compared to those we build 50 years ago. Furthermore nuclear industry has finally again started to innovate and the next generation of reactors will be able to be fully load following.
What is actually inflexible is solar and wind, that about the most inflexible technologies that exist.
- Tade0 8y agoOk, here's another counterargument: nuclear is currently losing in terms of economics with renewables + gas and this problem is only going to get bigger. That ship has sailed already.
- nickik 8y agoYes renewables get pushed forward to the term of 100s of billions in subsidies globally. Germany is a perfect example, insane amount of money and they are not even close to solving the problem. Nuclear in west fails because of regulatory issue, and this is totally clear if you look at the history of nuclear construction. > That ship has sailed already. That's just a dumb attitude. Gas had many ups and downs. Wind did as well. Even coal. Saying nuclear is dead because currently in the west or the US its not growing as fast is wrong. China will be building 100s of nuclear reactors and they are very interested in starting to sell these globally.