> It is currently not feasible to use batteries for base load needs, it would be insanely expensive.

The CSIRO report says that nuclear is almost 2x more expensive than renewables even after factoring in all costs of storage and interconnects.

> Solar is much better than wind btw, wind is simply a costly mistake as it is a lot more intermittent than solar.

That depends on the location. Insolation and seasonality vary depending on distance from the equator, among other factors. Also, solar and wind are negatively correlated on both seasonal scales and intraday scales, so it often makes sense to mix the two if you're in Europe, rather than pick a simple winner.

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MrBuddyCasino 3 days ago | parent [-]

Unlike solar, power wind makes very little sense even if storage improves. This is true even in first principles so technological progress is unlikely to overcome these limitations.

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peterpost2 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is a very uneducated take. Wind absolutely makes sense in plenty of locations.

I myself am located on the west coast of Scotland and we get most of our energy from wind. Solar panels make much less sense here we tend to get much less light than most places in the world.

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jacquesm 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What's with the utterly uninformed takes on energy on HN?

Wind makes extremely good sense and has been making good sense for 30 years or more now depending on where on the globe you are looking. There is a ton of FUD about it but it is practical, affordable, available and relatively fast to deploy. Moreover there is readily financing available to take care of the capex.

There are 7 MW turbines deployed regularly

https://www.enercon.de/en/turbines/e-175-ep5

And there are 10 MW turbines and higher on the drawing board. Offshore and onshore options are available.

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pjc50 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> What's with the utterly uninformed takes on energy on HN?

Culture war, innit.

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MrBuddyCasino 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> it is practical, affordable, available and relatively fast to deploy

It is none of those things.

	▲	jacquesm 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Sorry, but you are not arguing in good faith. There 1.1+ TW of installed capacity producing approximately 30 to 35% of that installed capacity continuously. Turbine payback time is less than a decade. You are in the most literal sense tilting at windmills here.

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energy123 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean, you didn't address what I said, you just looped back to what you originally said.