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Re:Why Nuclear Must Be Part Of The Energy Solution (2018) by PartiallyTyped on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:46AM (#26301120)
That is if, not only can we keep making them, we produce them at massive scales without inciting coups around the world for Lithium [1]. Because let us be honest with ourselves, the CIA has staged coups around the world many-a-times [2], and iirc but can't locate that some of said instances were done to support private entities.

[1] https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/opinion/3735-we-will-c...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...

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Re:Why Nuclear Must Be Part Of The Energy Solution (2018) by _nalply on Monday March 01, 2021 @05:03AM (#26301223)
Lithium for energy storage is not the only option. Pumped water already has been a thing for decades. Additionally other avenues are being explored like [1] pumped air and [2] lifting concrete weights.

[1] https://www.planete-energies.com/en/medias/close/what-compre...

[2] https://profittrends.com/energy-investing/renewable-energy/s...

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Re:Why Nuclear Must Be Part Of The Energy Solution (2018) by PartiallyTyped on Monday March 01, 2021 @05:55AM (#26301524)
Interesting solutions, especially the latter, absolutely brilliant, despite the reduction in efficiency, it probably trumps batteries wrt to first materials used.
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