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> There's a weird sociological phenomenon where people declare that "renewables won't get us there" without any real justification. Sun doesn't shine at night.
by thrown_22 4y ago
> There's a weird sociological phenomenon where people declare that "renewables won't get us there" without any real justification.
Sun doesn't shine at night.
The end.
- Archelaos 4y agoRivers flow, when it is not raining. The beginning.
- thrown_22 4y ago>From the Danube to the Loire, Europe's prime rivers — lifelines for the continent's economy — are running low after a brutal five-month drought. After years of dry weather, scientists are warning that low-water conditions could become the norm in Europe as the climate changes. https://e360.yale.edu/features/europe-rivers-drought https://e360.yale.edu/features/europe-rivers-drought Not any more.
- TedDoesntTalk 4y agoSimilar story for the Colorado river in the US.
- hebrox 4y agoJust add some other renewables, storage, load shifting and interconnects, and the story continues.
- thrown_22 4y agoAt ten times the cost of a nuclear plant of the same capacity.
- pvaldes 4y agoThere is always some place in the planet when the sun is shining, and it is happening since the entire history of the planet. Imagine a world when we could move stuff and communicate with the other coin of the planet from coast to coast. We could call it pipelines, internet, telephone cables or something like this. Can't wait for this to be invented
- thrown_22 4y agoSure, at that point nuclear power is cheaper building and maintaining that grid.
- pvaldes 4y agoCheaper only until you have a war, or a tool taking shortcuts in managing the place The nuclear central of Vaporhizeyou in Ukraine is a liability? In some aspects, for sure it is a weak point in the safety of Ukraine. It depends on the point of view and in what direction the winds blow.