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In reply to the discussion: New magnetic fusion technology could be ready in 5 years [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)The arguments are more fully laid out, but they do not withstand scrutiny and could not make it through peer review. For example, an often repeated proof put forth is, when stripped to its essential nature, saying that since we haven't yet transitioned to renewables, then we can't. Another similar type of fallacy is the focus on capacity factor. That simply has no bearing the question of whether of not we can scale up renewables and power the world with them.
I asked for peer reviewed for a reason - it strips the BS out of the equation. When someone writes a peer reviewed article in a peer reviewed journal there is an accountability for claims that is present no where else.
The peer reviewed literature since 1992 has acknowledged our ability to scale up and power our culture with renewable energy sources.
You need to revisit your beliefs.
ETA: I went from here to another post with an avid nuclear supporter who is making this claim. Can you spot the "essential" (and fallacious) nature of the argument?
There no "storage" that has ANYWHERE NEAR the capacity required.
The only energy storage technology that comes close is "pumped hydro" and we don't have anywhere NEAR the amount of pumped hydro storage that would be required to run the grid on renewables.
Instead of building pumped hydro; the "greenies" are all having wet dreams about such anemic technologies as Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technologies.
Show me where we have a several gigawatt-days worth of V2G storage.
SHEESH!!!
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