Here’s a question - if increased electricity use is driving up greenhouse gases, wtf are we supposed to do to solve all this?
We really need to focus on replacing our electricity infrastructure with renewable sources ASAFP. Personally, I think nuclear is the best choice, but anything is going to be better than gas or coal, and they need to be implemented NOW. In a world where widespread electrification is the end goal, electricity use is set to exponentially increase. If that’s just going to make things worse, too, we are leaving ourselves with zero options in the face of literal apocalypse.
I used to think this as well, but I’ve been so impressed with how cheap solar and wind have become, and more importantly, they’re able to be brought online extremely quickly compared to Nuclear, which takes decades.
I had hoped SMR (Small Modular Reactors) would make it more viable, but all attempts so far have ballooned in cost quite badly, and they’re taking a very long time to get off the ground, making Solar and Wind once again the most appealing option.
The increased demand from Air Conditioning in particular lends itself to Solar being the optimal solution, as A/C demand is highest during the day, where solar can really mop up.
Solar is cheap, easy to scale, easy to repair. Solar is the best option for 90% of the human population. Nuclear is an excellent option for already rich and populous countries that can afford to build and maintain it, and who also have much higher demand for electricity in the first place.
If nuclear fission is to expensive and long to build, then how is something that is orders of magnitude more expensive and so complex we haven’t even managed to do it yet going to make things better?
Here’s a question - if increased electricity use is driving up greenhouse gases, wtf are we supposed to do to solve all this?
We really need to focus on replacing our electricity infrastructure with renewable sources ASAFP. Personally, I think nuclear is the best choice, but anything is going to be better than gas or coal, and they need to be implemented NOW. In a world where widespread electrification is the end goal, electricity use is set to exponentially increase. If that’s just going to make things worse, too, we are leaving ourselves with zero options in the face of literal apocalypse.
I used to think this as well, but I’ve been so impressed with how cheap solar and wind have become, and more importantly, they’re able to be brought online extremely quickly compared to Nuclear, which takes decades.
I had hoped SMR (Small Modular Reactors) would make it more viable, but all attempts so far have ballooned in cost quite badly, and they’re taking a very long time to get off the ground, making Solar and Wind once again the most appealing option.
The increased demand from Air Conditioning in particular lends itself to Solar being the optimal solution, as A/C demand is highest during the day, where solar can really mop up.
Solar is cheap, easy to scale, easy to repair. Solar is the best option for 90% of the human population. Nuclear is an excellent option for already rich and populous countries that can afford to build and maintain it, and who also have much higher demand for electricity in the first place.
Maybe nuclear fusion, but that’s down the line (~2030… bit late) with some skepticism.
If nuclear fission is to expensive and long to build, then how is something that is orders of magnitude more expensive and so complex we haven’t even managed to do it yet going to make things better?