• frankPodmore@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    Wind, nuclear, tidal, solar, geothermal and even biogas if deployed correctly — the combination can get us off fossil gas. I’m pro-nuclear myself, which I think is where Labour is leaning, too.

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      1 year ago

      The key lies in energy storage. Create more than you need during the peak times and store it by other means.

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        Indeed, but more research and development is needed to scale up storage to that level, and that R&D will itself take time and money.