Comments by "Jiri Slavicek" (@jirislavicek9954) on "How green is solar energy really?" video.

Because it's a German channel and nuclear doesn't fit their left wing agenda 🙈
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The problem is that nuclear energy is so efficient and environmentally friendly. Every big lobby can see it as a threat to it's interests. It doesn't work for big Oil and Gas, big coal or big green. Nuclear energy could provide people with plentiful, reliable and cheap electricity, but that would mean the end of their lucrative businesses. 🙈
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@solutionrebellion Spot on man! 👍👍👍It's great to see someone with a brain, thinking bit out of the box. Nuclear energy is the cleanest and most efficient form of generating energy on a large scale. Solar and wind great options for some areas and both have advantages and disadvantages. They are small and decentralized and could generate cheap electricity. But their intermittent character requires storage capacity and /or smart grid and backup. And their whole life cycle is not as efficient and green as it seems. By 2050 the world’s population is expected to live mostly in big cities (often in high raised buildings) which are not very suitable to be powered by decentralized sources. A nuclear power stations can provide clean energy for most of the world. The only problem with nuclear energy is that it doesn't make anyone rich. There is no any powerful lobby behind it. Both “Big Oil & Gas” (+ coal) and “Big Green” see nuclear energy as existential threat and quietly oppose it. Cheap, plentiful and realiable energy would drastically downscale their businesses.
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@DWPlanetA Reasons for nuclear energy: 1. It is a source of clean, reliable and relatively cheap electricity. In the US it is statistically the safest form of energy, even ahead of solar. The current high investment costs are mostly due to regulations, if there was a political will, then standardisation and more development would push the price down significantly. 2. It is centralized, uses very little land space per unit of electricity generated. It is great to power big agglomerations where most world’s population is expected to live by 2050. Nuclear plant also uses the least resources per MW to be build. It doesn’t seem but wind turbines use a lot steel, their foundations use huge amounts of concrete, same for solar. Nuclear plants are under strict surveillance. There will be no illegal dumping of its components after decommissioning. 3. Some form of base load will be still needed for a renewables, at least in some countries. Nuclear is pretty much the only clean source to provide it. It is an ideal part of the ENERGY MIX 4. There is enough known supplies of uranium and thorium to last for centuries. There is also a lot of material from dismantled nuclear warheads. Further research into fusion would reveal truely unexhaustable supplies of energy. 5. It works well with existing grid infrastructure. There is experience. To see this in practice, go to France. 👍👍👍 1. Can you see any nuclear Armageddon, acidents, pollution? NO 2. Does it generate CO2? NO, not directly. Carbon footprint of French energy sector is low. 3. Do French pay extortionate prices for electricity? NO In fact it's cheap and used a lot for heating. 4. Do they have reliable source of electricity all year round? For decades? YES
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Spot on! Solar panels are a great source of energy but they are not "one side fits all" solution. It is clear that in many parts of the world they need to be part of an energy mix, for example solar + wind + nuclear + storage. Another fact is that by 2050 most of world's population is expected to live in big cities often in high rise buildings. That doesn't go well with the idea of decentralized solar power generation. In my opinion we are looking for one big nuclear come back!
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@TalleyrandsPuppet The amount of nuclear waste is extremely small per unit of energy generated. It is not stored in people's backyards but in proper facilities in bedrock. I have no doubt it will be repossessed in future. yielding more energy. By the way do you know that most of the nuclear waste comes from hospitals not nuclear power plants? Renewables are also not risk free as it is presented. Solar panels contain lead. They need to be recycle properly not thrown away. Wind turbine blades are made of fibreglass. It cannot be recycled. Only down cycled or burned
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@TalleyrandsPuppet I think nuclear energy will see a big comeback. The only problem why is it stagnating is political. Politicians and lobbies are creating a public image that it is dangerous. But the statistics and facts say the polar opposite. Renewables are cheaper, that's true and we will see more of them. But they are not one side fits all solution. Not every country has sun like California or hydro potential like Norway or Iceland or wind like Denmark. There are plenty countries with small or no wind potential and poor solar yield. Think Finland, flat country (=no hydro), not particularly windy and with long cold dark winters with snow (not great for solar). There are many places like that. I they want to go carbon neutral, then nuclear is the only viable option. Yes, they can burn biomass, but that won't save them. Couple days ago the French president Macron announced that France is going to start building new reactors again, press is estimating it will be 6 reactors. The French got bit sober from recent energy crisis. If the price of electricity will skyrocket, that will be the end of the green deal. France is the nuclear heavy weight, once they get on this path, other countries will follow. Finland, Hungary, Czech Republic. Outside Europe China and India are building new plants, Korea, Saudis and Emirates. The US relies heavily on fossil fuels and there is also a great potential for renewables. But that may chance as well. The research and construction was stagnating for years, thats why the price is so high. Once there will be some standardisation, the price will go down. One of the world's leaders in nuclear technology is actually Russia, they are able to build advanced, safe and efficient reactors. That's quite an embarrassment for the west!
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It's simple. Small tax on every panel / electronic device sold. Use the money to run collection and recycling facilities 👍
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