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Re:Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Germany by sgift on Thursday August 04, 2022 @01:18PM (#32345645)
> Including nuclear and hydro in the 1/3 is kind of deceptive since both sources are actively been phased out (c.f. Germany).

Uh .. who has phased out hydro?

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Re:Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Germany by erichocean on Thursday August 04, 2022 @02:20PM (#32346444)
The US and the Europe are both phasing out hydro:

> Dams are now being removed at a rate of more than one a week on both sides of the Atlantic.

> The building of dams in Europe and the US reached a peak in the 1960s and has been in decline since then, with more now being dismantled than installed.

A major reason why:

> Many large-scale hydropower projects in Europe and the US have been disastrous for the environment.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46098118

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Re:Hyundai rolls out 27 heavy-duty hydrogen trucks in Germany by sgift on Thursday August 04, 2022 @02:47PM (#32346781)
Interesting, thanks. Hadn't heard about any plans to phase out hydro here in Germany. I knew we didn't build new ones (for the reason you've stated + at some point there's not enough space left), but don't remember any discussions to remove existing ones.
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