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And compared to solar, they produce power even during cold, winter nights, when you need heat the most. It's not the most efficiant way to heat your homes (fis
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
And compared to solar, they produce power even during cold, winter nights, when you need heat the most.
It's not the most efficiant way to heat your homes (fission -> heat -> water -> steam engine -> electricity -> heater), but it brings autonomy to each country (so global issues don't affect your country), and with heat pumps, it's not even that bad at heating.
- coryrc 5y agoAdd in district heating and you get cheap heat too. Europe is often dense enough for this to work...
- bialpio 5y agoI was under the impression that the last step can potentially be made pretty efficient if it's "electricity -> heat pump" (but that depends on the conditions). Also - can nuclear power plants operate in combined heat and power mode to provide district heating? That'd probably require them to be close to highly populated areas though.