4 ms·
>...We’ll probably muddle through with fossil + renewables for a while, which is the cheapest combo. Only cheapest since the externalized costs of fossil fuels
by opo 4y ago
>...We’ll probably muddle through with fossil + renewables for a while, which is the cheapest combo.
Only cheapest since the externalized costs of fossil fuels are not accounted for.
>...Nukes are getting more expensive not less, so I don’t have much expectation they’ll be in the generation mix by the end of the century.
China is also planning on building about 228 nuclear plants to provide 250 GW of power. It looks like they are very serious about de-carbonizing their grid. They will likely develop a lot of expertise in building nuclear plants.
https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/power/weekly-data-chinas-nuclear-pipeline-as-big-as-the-rest-of-the-worlds-combined https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/power/weekly-data-china...