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New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
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New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power::In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy strategies of the United States and certain European countries.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The one I’m interested in is the “mini” reactors. They can build them in a fraction of the time. And from what I’ve read they appear to generally be “safer”, but it’s always hard to tell with all the bullshit we all get peddled.

I’m all for renewables and had hoped they’d have been more implemented by now, but here we are…

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're essentially vaporware. Where did you get the idea that they have a role to play?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably because the whole industry keeps talking about them. Plus some are already in testing I believe, others are still being planned. We did it for nuclear submarines so it's definitely possible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying SMRs are impossible, I'm saying that the cost of them when compared to renewables is so ridiculously high that there's no business case for them. We did it for submarines because you can't use solar panels and wind turbines to power them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can't use renewables for all power generation though. We don't have the energy storage for that. Also over the long term nuclear can be profitable - it just requires a lot of investment and planning

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neither of those things are true. Where are you getting your information from?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

My guy if it wasn't profitable companies wouldn't build them.

The fact you think we don't need baseliad power is very questionable. Like where are you going to store all the energy from these renewables?

Where are you getting your information from?