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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] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's base load, not baseline and it's arguable that it's not necessary: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/28/we-dont-need-base-load-power/

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

Large scale energy storage isn't there yet (afaik, please link otherwise), and adjusting demand with scalable hydrogen production isn't there either. Meanwhile, France's nuclear plants can adjust their output by 900MW in 30 minutes to mitigate increased demand or reduced supply due to weather.

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

Did you read the article?

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

Yes, it keeps talking about how near-firm wind/solar are significantly cheaper, quicker to adjust output and produce higher quality electricity (because you wouldn't need to change AC frequency) but only credits "4 hour batteries" never specifying which would be used and how you would build enough for the entire grid.