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Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open by pydry on Thursday April 14, 2022 @07:17PM (#31034701)
...other than pumped storage, demand shaping and more grid interconnects.
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Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open by p1mrx on Thursday April 14, 2022 @07:38PM (#31034891)
Demand shaping doesn't really solve the energy availability problem; it's "giving up, with computers."
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Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open by pydry on Friday April 15, 2022 @07:02AM (#31038772)
Wind and solar solve the availability problem - at a fraction of the cost of nuclear power.
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Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open by yellow_postit on Thursday April 14, 2022 @07:41PM (#31034918)
Let’s do both! All the things you listed are exciting advancements but lacking the track record of nuclear.
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Re:Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open by tenuousemphasis on Thursday April 14, 2022 @11:22PM (#31036343)
Pumped storage isn't a generic solution. You need two huge volume reservoirs with as much vertical separation as possible. That's just not feasible in most places of the world.

https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2011/11/pump-up-the-storage/

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