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Nuclear is way more expensive than other renewables and even gas. It takes a long time to build too. What no one seems to be exploring is creating a world wide
by abc_lisper 4y ago
Nuclear is way more expensive than other renewables and even gas. It takes a long time to build too. What no one seems to be exploring is creating a world wide array of solar panels so that everyone has power when they need it. Atleast US, Africa, India and Europe could do it together.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-nuclearpower-idUSKBN1W909J https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-nuclearpower-idUSK...
Edit: Hell, US alone could do and get over peak demand in the evenings by having panel array spread all over the country.
- panick21_ 4y agoThat is drawing short side conclusions from limited data drawn from a world that has per-selected against nuclear. If you look at the energy need of the whole world, and from first principle try to figure out what is the best way to generate enough power for the whole world to live a first world live-style, nuclear is by far the winner. And the result will be system far more reliable and robust compared to one built with solar/wind/storage and long distance transportation.
- toast0 4y agoWhere is there significant sunlight to harness when California panels are going into evening?
- abc_lisper 4y agoYeah.. they have to be in Hawaii..
- ac29 4y agoJapan? New Zealand? The intercontinental cables would be expensive but have less loss than I would have thought.
- remarkEon 4y agoIt seems to me to be peak shortsightedness to argue in favor of connecting energy grids in that manner, when we're seeing the failure modes of doing so right now in Europe as a result of the Ukraine war.
- _-david-_ 4y agoMaybe we should connect gas lines between countries as well. I hear Russia has a lot of gas. What could ever go wrong?