NomNomMar 2

European Gas prices just surged 50% after the Qatari LNG production is under attack

https://feddit.uk/post/45195551

Show threadgandalf_der_12teMar 2
If only we had some way of generating energy independent of oil and fossil fuels.
Show threadTar_Alcaran

Unfortunately, we don’t, because those take a long time to build and we keep putting it off.

And the other option requires batteries that take a long time to make.

Mar 2 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadCheeseNoodleMar 2
‘Nuclear takes too long to build’ has been an argument against nuclear for several times longer than it takes to build even the most stringently safe nuclear power plant… its depressing.
Show threadkaprapMar 2
What do you mean you don’t? Has everything I heard in Cuba, China and Africa been a lie?
Show threadTar_AlcaranMar 2

China is building a load of nuclear plants, it’s working very well for them and moving very quickly. They’re also building numerous solar farms and coal plants because they need whatever they can get.

Many places in Africa are doing great on Solar power, but they have requirements orders of magnitude lower than most western countries.

I don’t know much about Cuba.

Show threadacargitzMar 2
Nah. All it takes is investment and commitment to treating electricity like a utility beyond the profit imperative. Look at what China is doing with sodium-ion batteries.
Show threadFrench75Mar 2
We’ve had hydroelectric, wind, and nuclear energy for a long time.
Show threadchuxMar 2
A more modern and interconnected grid would do a lot already and greatly reduce the demand for batteries. There are many things one can do. But you are right in the sense that they are largely not done. That doesnt mean there exists no way though we know how to do it but we dont.