Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱1d ago

Since releasing my oil video I've had so many people claiming that renewables will never work and we need nuclear power instead.

What's odd is that almost all of the messages mention that nuclear power is the only solution for the "base load".

I have a degree in Electrical Engineering and I took several nuclear science electives. I like nuclear energy. But I received so much "base load" gaslighting that I started to doubt my own understanding of the situation.

Show threadSoso1d ago
@notjustbikes I used to be very pro-nuclear. While.I still think removing power plants today for ecological reasons is highly counter productive, I have significantly changed my position overall. So many countries don't have the ability to deploy nuclear. They don't have any already, building the expertise takes decades, and can be the cause of geopolitical tensions (see Iran...).
Show threadkravietz 🦇1d ago
@sgued

Have you considered geopolitical tensions in an industry where 85% of the whole supply chain (!) is controlled by a single authoritarian country?

That’s the PV market today and includes not only the panels but also backdoored inverters…
Show threadMarsh Ray
@kravietz Do you apply this standard consistently to everything in your supply chain, or just renewable energy installations ?
Apr 14 at 2:36pmWeb
Show threadkravietz 🦇22h ago

@marshray

Yes

Show threadMarsh Ray18h ago
@kravietz Lol.