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Nuclear isn't perfect, but it is the best we have right now. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, back in 2010 and before nuclear was the way to go but with the incredible advancements in solar and wind it's no longer the best option.

Still shame on Germany for decommissioning nuclear reactors and deciding to build Nordstream 2 and burn coal as a replacement.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    with the incredible advancements in solar and wind it’s no longer the best option.

    I haven't heard of any advancement that makes solar generate energy when the sun doesn't shine and wind generate energy when the wind isn't blowing.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The wind is always blowing somewhere and overproduction is cheaper than batteries

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You can't overproduce electricity. You have to match the load.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I know. There are many solutions to this

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    No, there is pumped storage. Honestly, despite the plethora of start-ups claiming to have a solution (sodium batteries, molten-salt, etc) The only really proven way to store electricity for later is pumped storage, but that relies on geography (hills) which not everyone has. Batteries are great for phones, and cars but they simply don't scale to countries.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    California is doing pretty good with their battery storage. And if all the electric car batteries get old we can use them as stationary grid storage.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Overproduction is how you get blackouts from damaging the grid

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    it has got cheaper, but it has to get cheap enough that you can buy enough batteries with the difference. I'm not sure it has become that cheap. Maybe these sodium battery things will get developed.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You probably also didnt heard about Thorium based molten salt reactors, they are much safer than conventional nuclear, also cheaper, and you can have a 50MW installation in space not much larger than a shipping container. A 50MW solar installation is close to 1km2 and thats without any storage included. It even can be modified to run on spent fuel of conventional nuclear power plants.

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