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The world is warming rapidly, we don't have time to piddle around waiting on a 100x improvement in storage tech to make grid scale 100% reliable solar/wind/tida
by stjohnswarts 4y ago
The world is warming rapidly, we don't have time to piddle around waiting on a 100x improvement in storage tech to make grid scale 100% reliable solar/wind/tidal. There is with nuclear, and we know we can do it. I know to which basket my eggs are going.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoMaking the grid reliable world-wide requires approximately 50 TWh in batteries, approximately the same amount as to electrify every car. If it takes 20 years to build a nuclear plant, then we'll have the batteries before that nuclear plant is finished.