Comment on Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 1 month ago@IchNichtenLichten
It might have a higher initial upfront cost, but the return on investment over a plant's whole lifetime makes it one of the cheapest. And even then, they don't take long to break even.
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This isn’t true but I’m happy to be proved wrong.
blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 1 month ago
@IchNichtenLichten
I've found this reference that seems good:
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/energy-and-the-environment/energy-return-on-investment
https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/economic-aspects/economics-of-nuclear-power
There's certainly more, but I'm not nuclear powered and don't have the mental energy for online debate 😁
IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You’re linking to a pro-nuclear trade group.
Capital costs:
Nuclear: $6,695–7,547 Wind power: $1,718 Solar PV with storage: $1,748
Global levelized cost of generation (US$ per MWh):
Nuclear: 140–221 Wind: 24–75 PV: 24–96
en.wikipedia.org/…/Cost_of_electricity_by_source#
blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 1 month ago
It looked suspiciously biased. I'm going to research more.