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Nuclear power is not strictly for electricity generation, trials were made outside Stockholm with the ~50MW Ågesta power plant to use nuclear for district heati
by Gud 4y ago
Nuclear power is not strictly for electricity generation, trials were made outside Stockholm with the ~50MW Ågesta power plant to use nuclear for district heating. It was supposed to be the first of many but for political reasons they stopped this project. A decision I obviously disagree with.
I did not argue that nuclear power should be used only for electricity.
- ttepasse 4y agoDistrict heating raises even more of those pesky practical questions in how to get the energy of the place of need: - Can you build up enough district heating and especially the pipelines for that in say the timespan of a generation? In all the built-up cities? - Are there enough places near cities with the necessary rivers for the needs of nuclear plants? - What happens to those places outside of cities, e.g. the countryside?
- Gud 4y agoNaturally no solution fits all. What is applicable for a city might not be suitable for the country side. It looks like Berlin are planning district heating. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/berlin-kicks-off-e3-billion-district-heating-subsidy-scheme/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/berlin-kicks-of... The mess we’re in now in Europe will not be easy to solve because of a lack of foresight, which was my point.