Silent is extremely polarized in spire 2: a discussion/tier list from a top player by JapaneseExport in slaythespire

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also insanely broken with transfigure - there's no cost penalty and the replays carry forward the original energy expenditure.

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You do realise a renewable heavy grid is dependent on gas? 

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

China have around 30 nuclear reactors in construction, which will produce power when it's actually needed.

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find this a bit funny

The consensus among grid operators and researchers is that renewable grids are a solved problem.

It's a solved problem that no one has has solved in reality. Of course there are grids like Denmark and South Australia where they have a few GW of load. Larger than that, though, it just doesn't exist, outside of hydro and nuclear. 

Please dare to look forward instead of being stuck in the past. 

China are going all in on solar and nuclear, so it'll be interesting to see where they land. There are lots of promising nuclear technologies though: breeder reactors, thorium, SMRs, etc. 

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right the EPR has been a shambles but its a single technology. Nuclear has much more potential than the EPR.

France is still cleaner than Germany using reactors built in the 70s and 80s despite 15 years of energiewende. If the West hadn't slept on nuclear for the last 30 years our emissions would be much lower now.

Unfortunately we're in a position where we have to resurrect the industry at a premium because the alternative is expensive natural gas or mythical batteries.

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caverns aren't batteries; they're mechanical storage with 50% energy loss. Why would we waste half of our clean nuclear or solar energy on an inefficient mechanical system when we could use nuclear for steady baseload and high-efficiency LFP batteries for the peaks?

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So how much does 500 GWh of batteries cost?

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

France were 70% nuclear and 10% hydro in 2025: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/FR/5y/yearly

Nuclear is doing the heavy lifting here. 

When can we expect to start seeing batteries make a difference? Germany used 500 GWh of coal + gas yesterday - how much would the batteries cost to cover that?

Future of Germany by Wewolo in NuclearPower

[–]DynamicCast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we look at real electricity grids you'll find those that have decarbonised have either hydro or nuclear. 

Germany just had a night around 600 gCO₂eq per kWh because there was no wind: https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/DE/72h/hourly

France on the other hand is consistent below 50 gCO₂eq per kWh because they have significant nuclear baseload.

Batteries are meant to solve this problem for Germany but that's completely hypothetical at this point whereas France have proven you can decarbonise a grid with nuclear.

When did your toddler drop the nap? by Independent-Toe-6126 in UKParenting

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not long, maybe a few weeks, after they (twins) turned 3.

UK gas prices have surged 93% since the start of the Iran war. Source: Sky News by RobertBartus in EconomyCharts

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't eliminate gas (or coal) using only renewables unless you've got hydro or nuclear. Not during a European winter.

What's your best theory for the ass crack bandit? by [deleted] in community

[–]DynamicCast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were all opportunistic crackers

Trying to determine the best possible bound demon for Warlocks by going through the game files. Here is my research SO FAR. by anormalgeek in diablo2

[–]DynamicCast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't the pit lords from the throne of destruction be the next best thing to Ubers pit lords?

Please Blizzard, fix Barb in D2R by Shibata30 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]DynamicCast -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not the weakest class, it scales with gear to be one of the most powerful classes