Frokke

joined 10 months ago
[–] Frokke 1 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Idealists and reality. Natural opposites.

Renewables are unreliable. That's a fact. Yes you have moments, days even weeks where they can deliver what is currently required. In total output. Not yet in delivers when you actually need it output.

Sure you can have 100% renewable generation for a 24hr period, but if your generation is during the day and your usage is spread into the night, you're not really covering your needs, no matter how good it looks on paper.

It is also your current usage. Now do the math and replace all fossil fuel usage with electric alternatives. Cars, buses, trucks, heating, cooking, etc. Now calculate just how much more renewables you need to cover all that in ideal circumstances.

Now do the same for windless winter days.

If we're going to step away from fossil fuels entirely, you're going to have to accept nuclear as an option. Thinking we'll manage only with renewables is a dream. While you dream, we're burning fossil fuels non-stop. Cuz that's reality.

You can have renewables with nuclear, or renewables with fossil fuels. You're actively choosing renewables with fossil fuels.

[–] Frokke -2 points 10 months ago

Oh noes, facts. The bane of all renewables evangelicals.....

Just wait till you have to tell them they're looking at irrelevant data. Not only are they using specific usecases that are not applicable to a large majority of countries, but they're also using data that doesn't support the long term fossil fuel goals.

Just wait till you tell them how much the electricity requirements will skyrocket once we're transitioning to EV, dropping fossil fuel heating, cooking, cargo trucks switch to EV, etc etc.

[–] Frokke 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Solar plants, windmills or nuclear plant? You gotta be more specific.

[–] Frokke 1 points 10 months ago

So THE worst case scenario for nuclear only puts it at 6× the cost of renewables? That's not really the argument you think it is.....

[–] Frokke -1 points 10 months ago

Are you that far removed from reality? Drop the "european" and it'll still be true. So what exactly is your point?

[–] Frokke -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well no. Your premise was anecdotal experience. Your articles are not relevant. Funny how you're annoyed at someone else's ad hominem, yet yours is totally valid? Ze victim complex runz deep.

[–] Frokke -5 points 10 months ago

Good luck in the winter. 😉

[–] Frokke -2 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Eastern Europe doesn't represent Europe as a whole. Never has, never will.

No. The victim pit you're in is the perpetual victim role you've taken on as a personality.

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