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It'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 rende
by mgfist 4y ago
It'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.