jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWhy Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go backarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down119
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkWhy Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go backarstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months 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-squaretheonyltruemupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months 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.