If you believe wind turbines are happy magical devices that deliver free energy...

#renewablenergy

Just to be clear: I do believe wind, solar and other renewable energy sources are necessary and most countries still have potential to increase their share and reduce dependency on fossil fuels.

Just don't tell me 100% wind and power is possible.

@kravietz but that's the basic problem, science in #renewableEnergy is concerned about (although in discussions it's mostly limited to classic energy storage and not other solutions like #PowerToX or even intelligent consumption control, sociological approaches...). So it's not like people working on renewable energy are not thinking about.

@laufi

Yes, I've read studies of numerous 100% RE models with a simple assumption like "we just need to add 1 TWh of storage per year".

I absolutely don't mind the RE innovation as long as it doesn't turn into overzealous tribal war where low-carbon nuclear power plants are shut down... and replaced by fossil gas plants "because we need 24/7 electricity", as Germany and Belgium do all the time.

@kravietz i also don't mind if somebody would find a sufficient method of storing or taking care of the nuclear waste, it produces. ;)

@laufi

You should really have done some actual research before using these decades-old Greenpeace cliches!

The reality of nuclear waste storage is simple and boringly safe:

1) it loses toxicity fast (down to 7% after 100 years)

2) it's produced in amounts so tiny that it can be stored in absolutely safe conditions

The photo below shows the whole 40 years of waste from the whole Swiss nuclear program:

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