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OKIsItJustMe

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11. "Cult Thinking"

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 06:11 PM

Nov 8

“Cult Thinking” is unreasonable. Your support for nuclear fission is not unreasonable. Your denial of “renewable energy” out of your supposed concern for the climate is completely unreasonable.

We need clean energy ASAP, and, we are rolling out clean energy solutions today. For the most part, they are not nuclear.
https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/100-percent-clean-electricity-by-2035-study.html

Why not? Partly because of projects like these:

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-announces-Hinkley-Point-C-delay-and-big-rise-i

EDF announces Hinkley Point C delay and rise in project cost
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
The UK's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, which was expected to be completed in 2027 and cost up to GBP26 billion, is now unlikely to be operational before 2030, with the overall cost revised to between GBP31 to GBP34 billion (in 2015 prices), EDF has said.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/frances-edf-investigates-second-automatic-shutdown-flamanville-3-reactor-2024-09-17/

France's EDF investigates second automatic shutdown at Flamanville 3 reactor
By Alban Kacher and Benjamin Mallet
September 17, 20249:08 AM EDT

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After 12 years of delays and setbacks, EDF started divergence operations - the first nuclear fission that allows electricity production to begin - on the Flamanville 3 nuclear plant about two weeks ago.

The reactor stopped automatically on Sept. 4, only a day after it entered production, due to human error during post-divergence tests.

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https://nawindpower.com/baltic-eagle-project-will-start-operations-ahead-of-schedule

Baltic Eagle Project Will Start Continuous Operations Ahead of Schedule
By Valerie Swiantek July 15, 2024

In the Baltic Sea, off the island of Rügen, 50Hertz has completed the last of three cable systems for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection project after a four-week trial run, meaning that it will start continuous operation almost three months ahead of schedule.

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https://solar1.org/blog/2024/10/23/new-york-state-reaches-solar-power-milestone-ahead-of-schedule-6-gw-installed/

New York State Reaches Solar Power Milestone Ahead of Schedule: 6 GW Installed
PUBLISHED: 10/23/24

New York, with its vast acreage of rooftops and millions of renters, is the top community solar market in the country. On Thursday, Governor Hochul and NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen Harris announce that the state has reached an important milestone of 6 gigawatts of installed solar and a year ahead of schedule at that. Consequently, New York is increasing its solar power goal to 10 GW by 2030.

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There is one good thing about wind energy and gay texan Nov 6 #1

Eric Idle on the cross. NNadir Nov 7 #4

Energy.gov U.S. Department of Energy Projects Strong Growth in U.S. Wind Power Sector OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #2

I've been on DU for almost 22 years. If printed, I could fill a large box with all the soothsaying I've heard... NNadir Nov 7 #5

Non sequitur OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #6

22 Years ago, you were a true believer in Nuclear Power OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #7

Thank you for claiming that you know better than I do what I was thinking 22 years ago. NNadir Nov 7 #8

For 22 years, you've discounted anything and everything which was not nuclear fission. OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #9

It's amusing to hear that there are people... NNadir Nov 8 #10

"Cult Thinking" OKIsItJustMe Nov 8 #11

There are no number times that idiotic videos purportedly about myths can be posted that can make 8 + 8 equal 30. NNadir Nov 8 #12

IEA: World Energy Outlook 2024 - Pathways for the energy mix OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #16

One can look at Table A.1.a on page 296 of the 2024 WEO to see how electricity is generated on this planet. NNadir Nov 9 #17

IEA: Solar and wind to lead growth of U.S. power generation for the next two years OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #19

Oh wow. More soothsaying. The unit of energy, as people should learn in high school, is the Joule, not the Watt. NNadir Nov 10 #26

More nonsense OKIsItJustMe Nov 11 #27

Really, the claim that the Watt is not a unit of energy is nonsense? NNadir Nov 11 #28

Global renewables: Pioneering the energy transition DW Documentary OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #3

The "Energy Transition" is a fucking lie; it doesn't exist, and delusional videos can't make it exist. NNadir Nov 9 #13

As I have said from the beginning of my time on DU Finishline42 Nov 9 #14

Yes, I know very well what apologists for the German burning of coal in 2024 say. I hear it all the time. NNadir Nov 9 #15

Eurostat: Renewables take the lead in power generation in 2023 OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #20

IEA: CO2 emissions per capita in Germany OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #21

Wow!!!! We're saved!!!! Germany leads the world!!!!! Who cares if they're burning coal???? It's GREEN coal afterall. NNadir Nov 9 #22

"It's all ... bullshit with no connection to the reality, typical of the type, delusional and quite toxic." OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #23

The reality is, reported with references, that Germany is deindustrializing because of high energy prices. NNadir Nov 9 #24

Electricity prices in Germany rose because of fossil fuel prices (not renewables as you imply) OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #25

'Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels' - ? John ONeill Nov 9 #18