sv1sjpYoung climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
I am not sure when the narrative around nuclear power became nuclear energy vs renewables when it should be nuclear and renewables vs fossil fuels.
We need both nuclear and renewable energy where we try to use and develop renewables as much as possible while using nuclear energy to plug the gaps in the renewable energy supply
Nuclear energy can not be used to “plug gaps”. The power thatbit produces can not be varied very quickly. The goal should be to only have renewable in the end.
Solar panels aren’t truly renewable since they degrade over time and need to be replaced after around 20-30 years. Yes they can be recycled, but so can (and is) nuclear waste.
Everything has a cost and you can’t escape entropy.
SMITHandWESSONLet’s not forget about nuclear fusion, which will be way more efficient and have less waste!!!😉
This is true; nothing is sustainable at geological time scales. Human technological civilization even less so. Just look at how badly North Africa, the Middle East and China’s environment has been degraded through thousands of years of organic (!) farming. The Middle East used to have enormous cypress forests, and North Africa was full of wetlands where the Qattara Depression now resides.
LoveSausageMinimum warranty for good solar panels at 90% is 30 years , they will last 60 (no one knows exactly) albeit not as efficient.
I just had some installed. Guaranteed 80% efficiency for 20 years. I heavily doubt they will last 60 years.
Quite sure mine had 30 years at 90 % . But it was the really good mono ones. Storage is a completely different story
UbermeistersUhhhhh
What I meant by gaps was that nuclear can be used in areas where solar or wind is not feasible yet or in areas where solar or wind cannot fulfill the energy demands.
Also we have very good control over nuclear power generation. There are a variety of methods using which we can control the reaction rate of the fission process