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[-] alvvayson@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

The renewables-only crowd is just ignorant about this simple fact.

The future of energy will be dominated by solar and nuclear power. With hydro, geothermal and wind playing supporting roles, depending on geography.

The only question is, how much fossil fuels do we burn until then?

Those who oppose nuclear are really just in favour of burning fossil fuels in the interim. But the inevitable switch to nuclear will come as fossil fuels are depleted.

Nature has given us the atom as the most dense and durable way to store energy. That will never change.

[-] schroedingershat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Typical energy density of ore in a new uranium mine burned in an LWR is about the same of coal.

All of the economic/not too damaging stuff together would power the world for about 3 years.

this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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