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[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Yeah, back in 2010 and before nuclear was the way to go but with the incredible advancements in solar and wind it's no longer the best option.

Still shame on Germany for decommissioning nuclear reactors and deciding to build Nordstream 2 and burn coal as a replacement.

[-] cqst@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

with the incredible advancements in solar and wind it’s no longer the best option.

I haven't heard of any advancement that makes solar generate energy when the sun doesn't shine and wind generate energy when the wind isn't blowing.

[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

The wind is always blowing somewhere and overproduction is cheaper than batteries

[-] steuls@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

Overproduction is how you get blackouts from damaging the grid

[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

Lol, just dump energy into resistors. Or desync two generators.

[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Or convert excess to hydrogen and provide resilience, or have arrangements for industry to consume the excess. Or ramp down your generation at those times. Or shift excess to neighbouring grids.

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