Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for the renewables-heavy country.
The Danish government will analyse the potential benefits of a new generation of nuclear power technologies after banning traditional nuclear reactors in 1985, its energy minister said.
The Scandinavian country is one of Europe’s most renewables-rich energy markets and home to Ørsted, the world’s biggest offshore wind company. More than 80% of its electricity is generated from renewables, including wind, biofuels and solar, according to the International Energy Agency.
The only reason your electrical grid works is because you use Norway and Sweden for balancing. As we also deploy more renewables, there won’t be enough balancing power unless more is built.
Can be hydro, nuclear, huge batteries etc. And at least Sweden is capped out on hydro.
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Nuclear helps when you have a very bad drought and very little wind for a long time. Bad doldrums, or perhaps big fires changing wind patterns during a hot summer. Certain parts of the world may need to rethink certain forms of power generation as the climate begins to change at an accelerated pace. Our reservoirs and dams in western Canada and the western US are already below historic averages, and we’ve used hydro for decades and decades.
Nuclear is a very consistent, base load source. Expensive, but very reliable, and most importantly, cleaner and safer than coal or methane (“natural gas”) generators in the event you need to meet extraordinary demand all of a sudden.
It’s funny you mention that because this just came up today:
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tasmanias-hydro-power-hits-record-lows-as-trading-strategy-shifts-from-baseload-to-firming/
The question is if nuclear power ends up being a non-used source of energy unless in extreme situations like
then is it an appropriate solution? If it’s only for a short time then it sounds like gas would be better
Absolutely not, in no way is natural gas better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcoN2bdACGA Please watch this. This is Why Trump is threatening Greenland.
Kyle Hill has a great video explaining this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcoN2bdACGA Please watch this. This is Why Trump is threatening Greenland.
The only reason? I’d like to see proof of that. We have quite a few power plants around the country. However, you right that it is a great advantage we work together with our neighbours.
I think various kinds of batteries will become a huge deal in the coming years.