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8. Your chart shows energy output from wind/solar growing.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 10:03 AM

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"The nuclear industry produced in a climate of mindless criticism and attacks, 30 EJ of primary energy in 2023, whereas the useless solar and wind affectation combined, produced just 16 EJ of primary energy"

But your chart shows wind/solar surpassing the output of nuclear by 2030, and eventually surpassing coal. I think the potential is greater than that, because costs are coming down and the industry is gaining momentum, although Trump is fighting it in this country.

Doesn't seem useless to me.

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Hydrogen is only slightly more stupid than batteries. The idea that storing energy is "green" is pernicious bullshit. NNadir Friday #1

Obviously, hydrogen produced from fossil fuel energy is not "green". thought crime Saturday #2

I am really, tired, as we just passed 430 ppm of concentrations CO2, of the substitution of the word "could" for "is." NNadir Saturday #3

You are maximizing costs of wind/solar and minimizing costs and risks of nuclear. thought crime Saturday #4

Nuclear energy vastly out produces, in units of energy (Exajoules) the combined trillion dollar solar and wind garbage. NNadir Saturday #6

Your chart shows energy output from wind/solar growing. thought crime Saturday #8

OMG Table A.1a again OKIsItJustMe Saturday #9

Oh my fucking Gawd!!!!! Denial and soothsaying AGAIN! I've been listening to soothsaying about... NNadir Saturday #10

Oh, and by the way, I always hear this bullshit about so called "nuclear waste" from people defending the indefensible. NNadir Saturday #5

In my experience, most people advocating alternative energy are not defending the indefensible. thought crime Saturday #7