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>Why would you invest in nuclear power, which is several times more expensive per kwh Because the related lobby pays well and a huge power station project (whi
by coldtea 8mo ago
>Why would you invest in nuclear power, which is several times more expensive per kwh
Because the related lobby pays well and a huge power station project (which runs well into the tens of billions) has much larger space for bribes
- crimsoneer 8mo agoAlternatively, because nuclear power still works at night.
- coldtea 8mo agoIf only we had some way to store energy
- mrmlz 8mo agoAt scale.
- tfourb 8mo agoYou mean like 27 Gwh of yearly installed capacity kind of scale? https://www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releases/new-report-eu-installs-27-1-g-wh-of-new-batteries-in-2025-as-utility-scale-storage-drives-record-growth https://www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releases/new-report-e...
- Jensson 8mo agoNice, that gets us enough battery to survive winters in 10 000 years.
- defrost 8mo agoNow linearly extropolate oil supply numbers from just prior to Ford's Model-T. How many thousands of years pass before we can meet current 2096 oil demand?
- Jensson 8mo agoThat is why we need to stop with oil quickly, yes. Nuclear will do that, and people will pick nuclear if the renewables aren't there yet when oil runs out, which it is close to doing today.
- defrost 8mo agoNo, that is why you made a gross error extrapolating grid battery growth. > when oil runs out, which it is close to doing today. Peak oil is a way off yet, and the reason we need to stop using sequestered carbon is because atmospheric insulation is increasing steadily as a direct result of fossil fuel usage. Not because of ground supply shortfall. The current events highlight the supply chain issue - not a shortage of oil, it's a shortfall in "oil going anywhere". > Nuclear will do that, and people will pick nuclear if the renewables aren't there Again, country by country - nuclear makes sense in China, the US to a degree, France, the UK (despite the snails progress) to a degree ... but makes no sense in, say, Australia that has abundant sunlight, fresh air that moves, and near zero prior experience with nuclear power and plant construction (See: the very recent Australian CSIRO report on energy futures for Australia)