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I am a bit biased, as an engineer who works exclusively in hydro powerplants, but i think they're awesome too. With that said, it's becoming more apparent that
by idiotsecant 1y ago
I am a bit biased, as an engineer who works exclusively in hydro powerplants, but i think they're awesome too. With that said, it's becoming more apparent that in addition to the biosphere issues they cause, they also cause a pretty significant amount of methane to be released. https://www.hydropower.org/blog/new-study-sheds-light-on-reservoir-emissions-over-a-long-time-period https://www.hydropower.org/blog/new-study-sheds-light-on-res...
It would put me out of a job but I'd still rather see a surge in nuke generation and solar with storage, at least until we get fusion figured out.
- throwaway2037 1y ago> I'd still rather see a surge in nuke generation and solar with storage How about wind?
- idiotsecant 1y agoWind is good too!
- gacklesschlong 1y ago[flagged]
- oezi 1y agoThe linked article doesn't put these emissions in relation to anything. It is hard to imagine it to be a relevant amount of emissions, right?