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Old 03-06-2019, 01:58 PM   #5299 (permalink)
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synthetic coal

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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
There is no surplus of wind or solar in any developed nation.
It would be better to use the wind and solar to displace coal and natural gas first.
Just power everything with nuclear and the surplus can make synthetic coal at night, since breeder reactors don't like to be turned off and on.
The second law of thermodynamics and transparent accounting for all energy inputs/per unit output will decide the day.
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