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> solution is to diversify renewable energy sources There are two economically-viable renewable sources: solar and wind. Everything else is, to put it succinct
by JumpCrisscross 8mo ago
> solution is to diversify renewable energy sources
There are two economically-viable renewable sources: solar and wind. Everything else is, to put it succinctly, bullshit.
We're not producing and deploying as much solar and wind as we can. But global production has limits. Going all in on just those two (together with batteries) requires massively overpaying. That, in turn, makes the economy uncompetitive.
> Nuclear takes to long to plan and build. If that is fixed, then great
Permitting takes forever, too. Nuclear can be done quicker and cheaper, we've seen China do that. It's a good part of the mix because we just need to add power, and ideally, with economies of scale.
- pfdietz 8mo agoGeothermal is also looking promising, probably more so than nuclear.
- stop50 8mo agoEspecially in the eiffel region.
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> Geothermal is also looking promising Europe should absolutely develop it. But it's no panacea. Optimistically, "around 43 GW of enhanced geothermal capacity in the European Union could be developed at costs below 100 €/MWh" [1]. That's 3% of European energy demand [2]. [1] https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/hot-stuff-geothermal-energy-in-europe/ https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/hot-stuff-geotherma... [2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_statistics_-_an_overview#:~:text=Final%20energy%20consumption,1994%20until%20it https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... 36.6k PJ/year ~ 1,160 GW