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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by midoridensha on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @12:07AM (#35520697)
How exactly do you create power when it's dark and there's no wind?

An "international market" doesn't help with electricity: you can't transport electricity feasibly across oceans.

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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by natmaka on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @12:37AM (#35520906)
It helps by (geographically) spreading production units. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/180592/european-cooperation-...

Underwater electricity links do exist, and many are planned. https://eepublicdownloads.entsoe.eu/clean-documents/Publicat...

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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by midoridensha on Thursday April 13, 2023 @01:41AM (#35551453)
I don't see any underwater links in that map that are crossing an ocean. You really think you can have an underwater link that crosses the Atlantic?
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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by natmaka on Thursday April 13, 2023 @02:56AM (#35552001)
Yes, I do, albeit I fail to find why this is a prerequisite for renewables to provide most of consumed electricity. The referenced study analyzes continental-scale.

However some existing links are encouraging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorNed

Projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_power_cable#Proposed...

The underlying approach is not new and is rather rather quickly adopted and improved: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projects

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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by hackerlight on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @02:10AM (#35521429)
Overbuilt wind + transported solar (yes you transport feasibly across oceans)
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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by TheLoafOfBread on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @03:48AM (#35522098)
Sure, let's outsource critical infrastructure like energy generation on outside powers. It will have no geopolitical consequences whatsoever.
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Re:Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution:... by hackerlight on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:07PM (#35532264)
Like many European countries were doing with oil and gas, which had no geopolitical consequences whatsoever when Russia invaded Ukraine ... Oh wait
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