disconnectcollectiveMay 25
Nuclear vs Renewables: A Tale of Two Futures 🧵
Post 1: Swiss Success Story 🇨🇭
BREAKING: ETH Zurich proves nuclear-free future IS possible!
Switzerland 100% decarbonized by 2050:
✅ Solar: 4x increase
✅ Wind: 80x expansion
✅ European cooperation
Tech works. Political will missing.
📋 ETH Zurich SWEET-EDGE (2025)
#Switzerland #RenewableEnergy #ETHZurich
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Post 2: Dutch Nuclear Nightmare 🇳🇱
Dutch nuclear costs EXPLODE again!
Minister Hermans admits: 2 plants cost €20-30B - DOUBLE the €14.5B budget!
💰 €10-15K per kW
⏰ Late 2030s (not 2035)
💸 Taxpayers pay
📋 VRT News May 2025
#Netherlands #Nuclear #CostOverruns
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Post 3: Nuclear Reality Check 📊
REAL nuclear costs in Europe:
🇫🇷 Flamanville: €3B → €19B (+533%)
🇬🇧 Hinkley Point: €16,441/kW
🇫🇮 Olkiluoto: €2K → €6.9K/kW
🇺🇸 Vogtle: €5.2K → €12.6K/kW
Average overrun: 120%
📋 Flyvbjerg megaproject research
#Nuclear #Economics
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Post 4: The Timing Problem ⏰
Climate needs action NOW, not in 15+ years!
🇨🇭 Swiss renewables:
✅ Start today
✅ Costs falling
✅ Jobs created
🇳🇱 Dutch nuclear:
❌ 15+ year build
❌ Cost explosions
❌ Too late for 2035 📋 IPCC AR6 timelines
#ClimateUrgency #RenewableSpeed
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Post 5: Investment Reality 💡
Switzerland invests €1B+ annually in foreign renewables (German wind, EU solar).
The capital exists. Tech works. Political barriers block domestic deployment.
If invested at home:
🏠 Solar revolution
💨 Wind expansion
📋 Swiss Federal Energy Office
#Investment #RenewableFinance
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Post 6: Democratic Question 🗳️
Nuclear needs massive subsidies but citizens get no say in cost overruns.
Dutch gov admits "public financing" needed while electricity costs €60/MWh - making nuclear impossible without permanent subsidies.
Renewables attract private investment.
📋 Dutch Ministry, ENTSO-E
#Democracy #PublicMoney
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Post 7: Learning Curves 📈
The fundamental difference:
Solar/Wind: Exponential cost cuts

Manufacturing scale
Tech improvements
Semiconductor scaling

Nuclear: Negative learning

Unique megaprojects
Rising complexity
Lost expertise

📋 MIT Energy Initiative, IRENA
#Innovation #LearningCurve

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Post 8: Swiss Model 🌍
ETH study: Even landlocked, mountainous Switzerland can go 100% renewable via:

Domestic solar expansion
European grid cooperation
Hydropower balancing
Strategic storage

If Switzerland can do it, so can we all.
📋 ETH SWEET-EDGE report
#European #SwissModel

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Post 9: Follow the Money 💰
Swiss investors: €289M/year into foreign renewables - they see returns!
Nuclear investors demand:

Gov guarantees
Taxpayer risk coverage
Price commitments
Bankruptcy protection

Smart money flows to renewables.
📋 Follow the Money report

#SmartMoney

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Post 10: Bottom Line 🎯
Two futures:
🇨🇭 Renewable path:

Scientifically proven
Costs falling
Starts now
Democratic

🇳🇱 Nuclear path:

€20-30B exploding costs
15+ year delays
Taxpayer bailout
Too late for climate

Choice is clear!
📋 ETH, VRT, analysis
#ChooseRenewables
#ClimateAction
Sources:

ETH Zurich SWEET-EDGE consortium (2025)
Dutch Minister Sophie Hermans (VRT, May 2025)
Independent research (Profundo, WISE, Follow the Money)

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Post 8: Swiss Model 🌍
ETH study: Even landlocked, mountainous Switzerland can go 100% renewable via:

Domestic solar expansion
European grid cooperation
Hydropower balancing
Strategic storage

If Switzerland can do it, so can we all.
📋 ETH SWEET-EDGE report
#European #SwissModel