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Re:Nuclear waste is a solved problem by mimimi31 on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:22AM (#28809629)
Sun and wind aren't the only renewable energy sources. There is also geothermal and hydroelectric power for example. Countries like Iceland and Norway already do or are close to meeting all their energy needs with 100% renewable energy sources.

Studies like [1] seem to suggest that the problem of grid stability can be solved through decentralizing and interconnecting power grids and energy storage. I'm not saying such a transition isn't a challenge, but I have yet to find a source claiming a stable grid would be impossible without nuclear energy of fossil fuels.

[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09601...

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Re:Nuclear waste is a solved problem by CapricornNoble on Saturday October 09, 2021 @10:57AM (#28810417)
Iceland is basically a city-state of ~350,000 people that live next to volcanoes. Norway is 99% hydropower, likewise owing to its unique geography of rivers and mountains. Are we really trying to extrapolate energy generation policies to continent-spanning nations (US, China, Russia, India, Brazil) from such outliers?
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