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> Do we not agree that the reality is that renewables are the only sustainable option for energy production? No, we do not, unless you use a very narrow defini
by sofixa 1y ago
> Do we not agree that the reality is that renewables are the only sustainable option for energy production?
No, we do not, unless you use a very narrow definition of sustainable. Nuclear will play a big part, especially in Western Europe, thanks to France which exports to all its neighbours and is a good stabilising provider.
And other than that, who knows. Green hydrogen could be a solution for energy storage.
- adrianN 1y agoFrance is effectively planning to reduce nuclear power though. Since they want to keep nuclear weapons it won’t go to zero, but they’re not planning to build enough new reactors to maintain their current output. Electricity demand however will increase in the future.
- ndr42 1y agoSince we are taking about the planet about "the planet at stake" I am not so sure that nuclear in france can play such a big part. Climate change will make it much more difficult, this is from Wikipedia: As of early September 2022, 32 of France's 56 nuclear reactors were shut down due to maintenance or technical problems. In 2022, Europe's driest summer in 500 years had serious consequences for power plant cooling systems, as the drought reduced the amount of river water available for cooling.
- sofixa 1y ago> In 2022, Europe's driest summer in 500 years had serious consequences for power plant cooling systems, as the drought reduced the amount of river water available for cooling. And rules around this have been adjusted to have less of an impact for the next "once in a 500 years" event. Also, in the same way that France's nuclear power generation being out was covered by German and British renewables, during low points of renewable generation in those countries, French nuclear covered the gaps. That's the point of an interconnected network.