kravietz 🦇 on Nostr: #Uruguay former national director of energy It is possible to manage a nearly 100% ...
#Uruguay former national director of energy
It is possible to manage a nearly 100% renewable electricity system with a high share of wind and solar energy.
This is then commented by an anti-nuclear activist:
The nukesters keep saying this is impossible. They say you can’t have 100% renewables and 0% nuclear, but Uruguay just keeps doing it.
What is missing from the slide: yes, it is possible if your country has a geography enabling it to produce 40% dispatchable electricity from hydro power.
This is pretty much how most “100% #renewables” visions are being manipulated - you take a statement that is factually true, but exceptional and unique to a specific location, and generalize it for all countries. In this aspect Uruguay is similar to Sweden, Norway or Portugal, which have large share of electricity from hydro… and yet you don’t see countries like Germany or Austria preparing to flood new Alpine valleys to increase hydro power capacity.
Electricity production data for Urugay can be found here: https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/UY
It is possible to manage a nearly 100% renewable electricity system with a high share of wind and solar energy.
This is then commented by an anti-nuclear activist:
The nukesters keep saying this is impossible. They say you can’t have 100% renewables and 0% nuclear, but Uruguay just keeps doing it.
What is missing from the slide: yes, it is possible if your country has a geography enabling it to produce 40% dispatchable electricity from hydro power.
This is pretty much how most “100% #renewables” visions are being manipulated - you take a statement that is factually true, but exceptional and unique to a specific location, and generalize it for all countries. In this aspect Uruguay is similar to Sweden, Norway or Portugal, which have large share of electricity from hydro… and yet you don’t see countries like Germany or Austria preparing to flood new Alpine valleys to increase hydro power capacity.
Electricity production data for Urugay can be found here: https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/UY