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Problem is, there aren't many alternatives... at least not yet. Wind and solar have proven to be not as reliable as nuclear, and in recent decades the EU has sh
by m348e912 5y ago
Problem is, there aren't many alternatives... at least not yet. Wind and solar have proven to be not as reliable as nuclear, and in recent decades the EU has shut down most of their nuclear energy sources. BTW, nuclear is a fairly green source of energy, minus the meltdowns, accidents, and waste -- which to my understanding operators have become better at dealing with.
- toomuchtodo 5y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30501636 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30501636
- m348e912 5y agoWhat's with the downvotes? Yes there are plenty of green sources of energy, just not sufficient storage to account for ebbs and flows of energy generation.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoI did not downvote, but you’re overemphasizing unnecessary storage. You overproduce with renewables and use some utility battery storage for grid stability; robust transmission and hydro storage (if available) are also necessary. It’s simple not necessary to store days worth of power to move to a majority renewables powered grid (per the citations in my above link).