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Anon questions our energy sector (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (49 children)

Sometimes the sun doesn't shine, sometimes the wind doesn't blow. Renewables are great and cheap, but they aren't a complete solution without grid level storage that doesn't really exist yet.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (38 children)

Solar with Battery grid storage is now cheaper than nuclear.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (19 children)

If the demand goes up I have some doubt, also, mining for Lithium is far from being clean, and then batteries are becoming wastes, so I doubt you would replace nuclear power with this solution

I guess in some regions it could work, but you're still depending on the weather

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, lithium mining and processing is extremely toxic and destructive to the environment. On one hand, it's primarily limited to a smaller area, but on the other hand, is it sustainable long-term unless a highly efficient lithium recycling technology emerges? And yes, I know there are some startups that are trying to solve the recycling problem, some that are promising.

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