L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoDemand for gas down 7% as wind energy increaseswww.rte.ieexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squarenivenkos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·8 months agoI’d recommend reading the EU’s reasoning for allowing both natural gas and nuclear energy projects to receive “green” funding - https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-declares-nuclear-and-gas-to-be-green/a-60614990 But basically it burns much, much cleaner than coal, and is easy to fire up, so works great whilst transitioning the baseload to nuclear and renewable power.
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoOh score, nobody ever actually follows up thank you. Article touches on arguments both for and against the inclusion of fossil gas. Good read
minus-squarenivenkos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoI highly recommend reading Sustainable Energy without the hot air by the late David Mackay. The issues are difficult, and it’s often about choosing the least bad option.
I’d recommend reading the EU’s reasoning for allowing both natural gas and nuclear energy projects to receive “green” funding - https://www.dw.com/en/european-commission-declares-nuclear-and-gas-to-be-green/a-60614990
But basically it burns much, much cleaner than coal, and is easy to fire up, so works great whilst transitioning the baseload to nuclear and renewable power.
Oh score, nobody ever actually follows up thank you. Article touches on arguments both for and against the inclusion of fossil gas. Good read
I highly recommend reading Sustainable Energy without the hot air by the late David Mackay.
The issues are difficult, and it’s often about choosing the least bad option.