@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 1 month agoWhy Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go backarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square206arrow-up1249arrow-down119
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minus-square@AuxlinkEnglish0•1 month agoThe problem is that instead of investing into dumb renewables, we should’ve invested in nuclear decades ago. Now we have to play catch up.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoFrance is a good example. They invest billions in their nuclear power. Still, their infrastructure is old and they can’t seem to build new reactors. It’s a money sink while “dumb renewables” are the cheapest most spammable energy source we ever had.
The problem is that instead of investing into dumb renewables, we should’ve invested in nuclear decades ago. Now we have to play catch up.
France is a good example. They invest billions in their nuclear power. Still, their infrastructure is old and they can’t seem to build new reactors. It’s a money sink while “dumb renewables” are the cheapest most spammable energy source we ever had.