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This seems to be working backward from having decided that we must handout untold trillions to the comparatively insignificant nuclear industry. In 2024 we, as
by ViewTrick1002 1y ago
This seems to be working backward from having decided that we must handout untold trillions to the comparatively insignificant nuclear industry.
In 2024 we, as in globally, completed about 5 GW of new built nuclear.
Let’s compare to renewables:
- 600 GW solar PV added [1]
- 117 GW wind power [2]
- ~100 GW battery storage
Even when adjusting for TWh the disparity is absolutely enormous. We’re talking a ~50x differences and it is only getting larger as renewables continue to scale.
But somehow the only technology which is ”scalable” is new built nuclear power.
[1]: https://www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releases/new-report-world-installed-600-gw-of-solar-in-2024-could-be-installing-1-tw-per-year-by-2030 https://www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releases/new-report-w...
[2]: https://www.gwec.net/gwec-news/wind-industry-installs-record-capacity-in-2024-despite-policy-instability https://www.gwec.net/gwec-news/wind-industry-installs-record...
- natmaka 1y agoWhen it comes to building nuclear plants China is, by far, the pack leader. However its results are dwarfed by the results of its renewables projects: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-fossil-renewables-nuclear-line?time=2001..latest&country=~CHN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electricity-fossil-renewa...