My favourite solar power article of the day

[chuckChuck]

Federal government invests in small nuclear reactors to help it meet net-zero 2050 target

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762

[furrowtickler]

Federal government invests in small nuclear reactors to help it meet net-zero 2050 target

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762

This actually makes some sense at least .
Too bad Trudeau wasted $200 million on a modi’s casino and another $200 million recently, that’s $400 million just thrown away ... could have set up small nuke plants all over the country. Then just used solar can be used for small pet projects like yours and others .
Cause be honest , solar will never be a mainstay in 90% of Canada year around big scale , wind neither . It’s will always be a supplement in this climate at best .

[Hamloc]

Federal government invests in small nuclear reactors to help it meet net-zero 2050 target

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-small-modular-reactors-net-zero-1.5763762

The one modular nuclear plant in the article will produce up to 195 megawatts. For shits and giggles I looked up how many acres of solar panels tp produce a megawatt of electricity. The one research article I read said 8 acres, so 195 megawatts would take 1560 acres. So I wonder is the molten salt reactor or a bunch of solar panels better for the environment? As for our Prime Minister let’s see $295 million to Ford to build electric cars, $20 million for nuclear power hmmmm.

[chuckChuck]

They aren't anywhere near ready for deployment and the costs could be so high that renewables like hydro, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar with storage will be much cheaper. We are decades away from small nuclear.

[chuckChuck]

The one modular nuclear plant in the article will produce up to 195 megawatts. For shits and giggles I looked up how many acres of solar panels tp produce a megawatt of electricity. The one research article I read said 8 acres, so 195 megawatts would take 1560 acres. So I wonder is the molten salt reactor or a bunch of solar panels better for the environment? As for our Prime Minister let’s see $295 million to Ford to build electric cars, $20 million for nuclear power hmmmm.

You do realize there are many acres of house and commercial buildings with roofs that can have solar on them.

"The study utilized light detection and ranging (LiDAR)–based scans of buildings as well as statistical techniques to estimate rooftop solar PV potential. The study found that of the 116.9 million residential buildings in the U.S., there are 67.2 million buildings (57% of the total) suitable for solar PV. Total generation potential was nearly 1,000 terawatt-hour (TWh), which is about 75% of residential consumption (although not necessarily without economical power storage options)."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/04/29/the-solar-power-potential-of-rooftops-in-the-u-s/#7860d9915109 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/04/29/the-solar-power-potential-of-rooftops-in-the-u-s/#7860d9915109

[sumdumguy]

Some day all those solar panels will be recycled into car windshields and we will be buying a tiny nuclear fist that plugs into our pole in the yard, lasts forever and powers minute power packs for our cars, trucks, planes. But until then the US will blow 12 trillion dollars destroying the oil industry. “ The brainiaks”.

[Hamloc]

They aren't anywhere near ready for deployment and the costs could be so high that renewables like hydro, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar with storage will be much cheaper. We are decades away from small nuclear.

Did you read the article you posted? The company in the article said it would have the molten salt reactor ready for production by the end of the decade, while that is a few years away that is not “decades”!

[chuckChuck]

Yup 1 decade until the company says they will be ready. Add another decade to their plans just to be safe. And then there is the approval, regulatory and deployment which will probably be another decade or 2. So decades is proabably accurate.

I am assuming you want one in your back yard?

[furrowtickler]

You do realize there are many acres of house and commercial buildings with roofs that can have solar on them.

"The study utilized light detection and ranging (LiDAR)–based scans of buildings as well as statistical techniques to estimate rooftop solar PV potential. The study found that of the 116.9 million residential buildings in the U.S., there are 67.2 million buildings (57% of the total) suitable for solar PV. Total generation potential was nearly 1,000 terawatt-hour (TWh), which is about 75% of residential consumption (although not necessarily without economical power storage options)."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/04/29/the-solar-power-potential-of-rooftops-in-the-u-s/#7860d9915109 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/04/29/the-solar-power-potential-of-rooftops-in-the-u-s/#7860d9915109

What the numbers in Canada ? Or Sweden , Finland , Russia ?

Try to keep it realistic to here
Maybe Klause can give realistic numbers again

[Hamloc]

Yup 1 decade until the company says they will be ready. Add another decade to their plans just to be safe. And then there is the approval, regulatory and deployment which will probably be another decade or 2. So decades is proabably accurate.

I am assuming you want one in your back yard?

If I had a choice between a grid scale solar field and a molten salt reactor in my backyard, I would take the molten salt reactor.

[chuckChuck]

Its not going to be only solar its going to be hydro, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar with storage, hydrogen and maybe some nuclear that will replace fossil fuels and who knows what other energy sources are developed.

Fossil fuels will be saved and available for feedstock for materials and chemicals.

Its going to be a long transition that will be dependent on many factors in every different location.

Don't worry you are not going to freeze in the dark unless an asteroid hits!

[furrowtickler]

Its not going to be only solar its going to be hydro, geothermal, tidal, wind and solar with storage, hydrogen and maybe some nuclear that will replace fossil fuels and who knows what other energy sources are developed.

Fossil fuels will be saved and available for feedstock for materials and chemicals.

Its going to be a long transition that will be dependent on many factors in every different location.

Don't worry you are not going to freeze in the dark unless an asteroid hits!

Not worried at all , just sick of see solar comparisons from southern latitudes that are nearly meaningless here .
And never a mention from the solar advocates of the bad side . There will be and is a massive landfill issue