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by cbmuser 6y ago
Solar and wind are highly subsidized as well. Just look at German electricity prices.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Even the best batteries in the world have absolutely ridiculously small energy densities compared to Uranium (about a factor of 10^6).
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by cbmuser 6y ago
That doesn’t change the fact that neither wind nor solar can produce electricity on demand. Unlike many other products, customers buy electricity when they need it, not when it’s cheap. It doesn’t really matter whether a wind farm in the Ge
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Please don’t assume taxi services are as bad outside the US as they are in the US. I have used taxis in many countries in Europe and Asia and never was ripped off. On the contrary, I always had very good experiences.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Never had a problem with taxis in Germany and Europe in general, Taiwan, Japan or Hong Kong. It tells more about the country you‘re in than taxis in general if it’s so easy to get ripped off for using basic transport services.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
This may apply to the US, not necessarily to the rest of the world. I‘m from Europe and I‘ve never felt the need to use UBER. Taxis and public transport over here are sufficiently good.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
I‘m always surprised when I read such statements because I never made such poor experiences with taxis in Europe or Asia. I think what you are describing is a problem that is very US-specific and it doesn‘t mean taxis are that bad everywher
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> It seems to me that a big problem with the discussions surrounding Uber and Lyft is that so many people claim they know what drivers want, but it's usually based on little or no evidence. The thing is: The requirements that legisl
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Independent contractors can’t set their own rates or decline jobs. Yes, they can. If not, they're not independent.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
That still doesn't still solve the problem that drivers for UBER and Lyft don't get paid time off and paid sick leave. Also, neither unemployment insurance nor healthcare are paid through taxes here in Germany, for example, yet th
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> And that is the way it works, in functional countries. In Germany, neither health insurance nor unemployment insurance are paid through taxes. Both are deducted from your salary. It is true, however, that the government subsidizes the
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Socialism doesn't work. It has been proven multiple times.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
The UK has opted for nuclear. They are building and planning in Bradwell, Hinkley Point and Sizewell.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Everything is expensive when it comes to climate mitigation/adaptation. The question is what is more expensive - say CCS or stopping/starting production lines. Or, you know, just use nuclear power: > https://www
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> There is no a real need to run say an auto-manufacturing plant 24/7. There are plants like steel furnace that have to run 24/7 as the iron has to be kept melted. If solidifies, you will never be able to get it liquid again.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> I personally feel with solar prices so cheap renewable power is a solved problem what market is waiting for is batteries to get cheap enough. Germany consumes 1.6 TWh of electricity per day. The battery of a Tesla S has 100 kWh. So you
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Which cause 290 grams of CO2 per kWh according to IPCC unlike nuclear which just accounts for 12 grams of CO2 per kWh.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
One nuclear reactor out of 57. Wow, that's really a problem. On the other hand, we have times in Germany when wind and solar are producing less than 1% of their installed power.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> The way it is going is renewable at the base of the stack and dispatchable power filling in the gaps, be that during peak or periods of low renewable output. Very good idea to run gas plants with 490 grams CO2 per kWh instead of nuclea
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> There's no need for baseline power in any power grid. Go to smard.de, check "Market data visuals" and "Electricity consumption->Actual consumption" and you will be presented with the baseline which is never
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Germany needs 1.6 TWh of electricty per day. If you know the caloric value of methane for example, you will be able to calculate the amount of methane you need to synthesize to just store the electricity of one day which will be roughly 3.2
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> The 50% solution with CCGT making up for variability seems to be working just fine. Wind is a lot more consistent than you think, especially offshore. Does mean we're dependent on gas for the medium term. It does not work fine at
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Your rumors are untrue. Germany has one of the best reactor designs (the Konvoi) which was the basis for the new European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). Also, there is no corruption around storing waste because we aren't storing waste yet
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by cbmuser 6y ago
> Renewables today are displacing energy 1:1. So, directly offsetting the fuel that would have otherwise been burned. Except they are not. Otherwise Germany wouldn't be one of the dirtiest electricity producers in Europe. I don&#x27
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by cbmuser 6y ago
These numbers are highly misleading as: - they count biomass as renewable which is not (it is responsible for 230 g CO2 per kWh) - these numbers are accumulated, i.e integrated values which don't help much because you buy electricity w
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Amazon uses multiple delivery companies in Germany, including their own Amazon Logistics, Hermes, DHL standard, DHL Express, UPS, Pin AG and Deutsche Post Letter. It usually depends on the location of the recipient.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
What the original OP said about German parcel services was wrong anyway. Even standard DHL packages in Germany are delivered the next day 95% of the cases. It's just that Amazon pays DHL extra money that they guarantee next day deliv
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by cbmuser 6y ago
Your statement is rather misleading. First of all, any people outside Germany need to know that "DHL" in Germany refers to the regular parcel post of the former German national post. What other countries outside Germany call &quot
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by cbmuser 6y ago
And another proof why nuclear power is the safest form of power generation.
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by cbmuser 6y ago
The PS4 is specifically not PC-compatible. It's a different x86-subarchitecture.

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