Re:'A complete failure' Japan's 'fantasy' hydrogen strategy ...
by Xixi on Monday January 23, 2023 @04:30AM
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It’s not replacing gas/coal but nuclear, so CO2 wise it is a major step back…
Germany first replaced nuclear by lignite, then lignite by wind + lignite/gas, so if you only look at the second step it doesn’t look so bad. But if you look at the whole picture it doesn’t look so good.
France is coming from 75% nuclear and 25% hydro, and has no business adding and firing up gas turbines.
Of course I’m painting things in broad strokes… reality is always a little bit more subtle.
Germany first replaced nuclear by lignite, then lignite by wind + lignite/gas, so if you only look at the second step it doesn’t look so bad. But if you look at the whole picture it doesn’t look so good.
France is coming from 75% nuclear and 25% hydro, and has no business adding and firing up gas turbines.
Of course I’m painting things in broad strokes… reality is always a little bit more subtle.