Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens

Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by KptMarchewa on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:07PM (#32153751)

There is median 29 hours of sun during December in Poland. The daily amplitude means nothing here.

Yet we build 10GW of capacity, that mostly does not contribute towards lower coal usage.

And, wind capacity factor is usually very low.

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by phh on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:18PM (#32153944)

You'll notice that I mentioned over-scaling wind, not solar. I'm not a fan of solar overall, except maybe some clever big projects like using deserts, and for personal self-sufficiency (where people would over-scale a lot).

I don't mind keeping building solar panels, but subsidizing requires proper analysis of the benefits and externalities (notably on the grid) rather than blindly giving money to anyone saying !SOLAR! like we currently do.

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by ncmncm on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @02:22PM (#32155878)

Solar in deserts will shortly be recognized as a very dumb idea.

Solar on reservoirs and in pastures will be recognized as an overwhelmingly better idea.

A dollar spent on solar displaces several times as much carbon as anything else except wind, even after accounting for night and weather.

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Re:Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens by KptMarchewa on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:29AM (#32162970)

Wind capacity regularly drops below 10% in Poland. https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/PL

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