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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by andrekandre on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:17PM (#20032816)
> That doesn't really work because solar can't produce at night

photovoltaic no, molten salt yes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescent_Dunes_Solar_Energy_...

btw, driving by them at daytime is pretty weird... the collectors look literally like close-up stars floating above the surface

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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:26PM (#20032892)
Sure, and so does hydro and geothermal and biomass.

But people are interested in photovoltaics because they're cost-competitive (during the day at least).

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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by aeternus on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:35PM (#20034112)
Are those actually more environment-friendly than nuclear?

Seems like those would take up lots of land area and easily fry and possibly blind animals, especially birds that get too close.

They do look cool though.

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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by petre on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @01:02AM (#20036973)
Depends on a case by case basis. You'd need a desert, the South of Spain, Greece or Texas. Just like geothermal, it's very location specific, whereas one could deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon or Mars.
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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by hutzlibu on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:58AM (#20039020)
Maybe a bit nitpicking, but solar would even work better on moon and mars due to the lack of atmosphere. But yes, here on earth it is very location specific.
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