luisgutz
@luisgutz@feddit.uk
- Comment on UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain 1 hour ago:
The problem with my nuclear when mixed with renewables is that they take too long to turn on and off (think 12-24h), so they are not great complement solar and wind.
They are also very expensive, and take years to build, and decades to recoup the investment. Renewables are a lot cheaper, and can be built straight away, making their investments a lot less risky. They are also evolving faster than nuclear, snd becoming cheaper.
They are, S of today the cheaper power source in most of planet. It is expected that in a couple of years they won’t just be the cheapest, but they will be so cheap it will make economic sense to dismantle other powers plants and build solar/wind+ battery than to keep gas running.
- Comment on Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment 2 months ago:
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Funny enough, the article mentions 54 billion of investment on the national grid is needed over the next 10 years, and hinkley point currently costs 31!
- Comment on Sizewell C power station to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment 2 months ago:
Also consider how much renewables that investment could buy; its not just 31billon of today money that will start to see some benefit 20 years after it was started.