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It was always too expensive. It wasnt hippy peaceniks that killed it. It was money. The odd catastrophe didnt help though. Why there is a resurgence of intere
by pydry 4y ago
It was always too expensive. It wasnt hippy peaceniks that killed it. It was money.
The odd catastrophe didnt help though.
Why there is a resurgence of interest now when dirt cheap solar and wind have effectively rendered it a costly relic of the past is somewhat puzzling.
I guess PR campaigns like the OP's link are one reason.
- mgfist 4y agoIt's expensive when you rely on cheap Russian/ME fossil fuels > Why there is a resurgence of interest now when dirt cheap solar and wind have effectively rendered it a costly relic of the past is somewhat puzzling. If cheap solar/wind was enough right now Europe wouldn't be going through an energy crisis.
- nicoburns 4y agoThere isn't enough solar/wind or nuclear to power Europe right now. The question is which power mix will be best in a decade's time.
- otherme123 4y agoSolar is cheap since 2012 or so. 10 years is not enough to make a full shift. But we europeans are going there: 15 GW installed in 2019, 20 GW in 2020 and 23 GW in 2021.
- Tade0 4y ago> If cheap solar/wind was enough right now Europe wouldn't be going through an energy crisis. It's an oil/gas crisis, not an electricity crisis - that one went away when the days started getting longer.
- Brometheus 4y agoGermany had a Solar buildout cap at 50GW because of our coal lobby.
- ncmncm 4y agoRenewables could be built out much faster with only a little more political will.