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Having enough battery capacity to back up enough energy for a few minutes let alone days would require a lot of resources. I think scaling nuclear power would
by preisschild 2y ago
Having enough battery capacity to back up enough energy for a few minutes let alone days would require a lot of resources.
I think scaling nuclear power would be cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
- slashdave 2y agoCheaper? No, not even close. Environmentally friendly? Debatable, but wait for new tech. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/iron-air-battery-renewable-grid/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/iron-air-battery-renew...
- Moldoteck 2y agoyes it'll be cheaper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360544222018035 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S03605... https://liftoff.energy.gov/advanced-nuclear/ https://liftoff.energy.gov/advanced-nuclear/
- preisschild 2y agonote the word "could" We have heard better and better batteries being just around the corner for decades at this point. Sure, maybe a few percent better, but nothing ground breaking.