by flgb on 5/3/24, 10:12 PM with 89 comments
by janalsncm on 5/3/24, 10:43 PM
A solar panel is a self-contained prefab power generating unit. Even with all of the advancements in nuclear, we still don’t have anything like that.
by henry2023 on 5/3/24, 10:53 PM
Solar on the other hand appeals to the public and can be deployed in large scale facilities. Large scale economics apply directly and we can see that by looking at the historic price per kW[1].
Finally, me as a nuclear advocate own 14x550w panels + a 20 kWh battery. I’m off grid > 95% of the year. Solar is unstoppable now.
by WalterBright on 5/3/24, 10:47 PM
by spacebanana7 on 5/3/24, 10:43 PM
New construction cost per energy out can vary by 5x, even against the grain of expected purchasing power parity advantages:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-britain-is-building-...
by aurareturn on 5/3/24, 10:25 PM
by TeeMassive on 5/3/24, 10:28 PM
If their share of renewables / nuclear energy were increasing then there would be a decrease in C02 emissions per capita, but that has never been the case even with the increase in announcements in "green" mega projects over the years.
by tomohawk on 5/3/24, 10:42 PM
https://energyandcleanair.org/publication/chinas-new-coal-po...
And industrializaing vast swaths of land by covering it with solar panels.
https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaSciTech/videos/solar-panels-o...
by peter-m80 on 5/4/24, 8:12 AM