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In reply to the discussion: Biden Plans Wind Farms Along Entire U.S. Coastline [View all]WarGamer
(12,436 posts)32. Good, don't forget the nukes
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/08/bill-gates-terrapower-is-building-next-generation-nuclear-power.html
We envision a 2050 grid that is powered by very significant wind and solar power, but is complemented by Terra Power nuclear reactors, TerraPower president and CEO, Chris Levesque, tells CNBC Make It.
Levesque envisions that TerraPower will help the United States become a dominant force in nuclear power; as other countries transition their energy grids, the United States will once again export reactors that set the standard for the world, just as we did for todays conventional reactors, Levesque says.
We envision a 2050 grid that is powered by very significant wind and solar power, but is complemented by Terra Power nuclear reactors, TerraPower president and CEO, Chris Levesque, tells CNBC Make It.
Levesque envisions that TerraPower will help the United States become a dominant force in nuclear power; as other countries transition their energy grids, the United States will once again export reactors that set the standard for the world, just as we did for todays conventional reactors, Levesque says.
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Agreed, without huge advances in energy storage; wind and solar can only be a small source
Amishman
Oct 2021
#20
There is a number of clean energy sources now and I doubt that the intention is to count on just one
Bev54
Oct 2021
#17
I might consider thorium, because it burns the filthy waste of uranium nukes.
lagomorph777
Oct 2021
#30
renewables simply do not have enough ERoEI, nuclear does, and the latest gen reactors are far safer
Celerity
Oct 2021
#19
Like anything else, technology for renewables will advance as we develop it.
Midnight Writer
Oct 2021
#23