Small nuclear reactor design to be approved

[Otherbrother]

@Purplecat

Another factor is that if you over-build renewables, you can then get into some of the more promising longer term storage options, such as all the “energy to gas/liquid” technologies. These put out either Hydrogen gas, Ammonia or methane, all of which can then be used industrially or stored in the existing fossil fuel infrastructure and burnt later using traditional turbines, for time-shifted electricity.

Not to mention a carbon-neutral fuel source for large commercial jets, which are unlikely to transition to battery power any time soon.

Solar jet fuel production from CO2 and water scaled up in field demo

[DukeTrout]

@Purplecat

Another factor is that if you over-build renewables, you can then get into some of the more promising longer term storage options

Perhaps even better, active carbon sequestration. If we overbuild renewables, we might actually be able to start reversing the process of climate change.