The day with no sunlight and no wind is an obvious problem - why does no one ask the question of the people running the show - presumably some serious engineers are involved - they will have envelopes with the calculations scribbled on the back.
Agree completely on Nuclear vs. Solar and Wind. What about Geothermal? Seems like a viable alternative for baseload. The price would come down if more R&D was done and scale was applied.
Geothermal is in the same general category as hydroelectric, for the foreseeable future. That is, it's location-dependent: if you've got the area for it (geothermal hot spots) then it's great; otherwise it's not really viable. Technically yes, one can drill deep enough to pull geothermal power just about anywhere, but unless you've got a thermal source relatively close to the surface that's going to be cost-prohibitive.
Amazing show, thanks for the treat! Please invite “Green Chicken” again. On a positive note I hope this or next UK government will reconsider energy policy and employ real engineers with real numbers instead of “yes” people.
The day with no sunlight and no wind is an obvious problem - why does no one ask the question of the people running the show - presumably some serious engineers are involved - they will have envelopes with the calculations scribbled on the back.
I would hope so and it’s a great question that you ask! I’d love to think that people know what they’re doing
Agree completely on Nuclear vs. Solar and Wind. What about Geothermal? Seems like a viable alternative for baseload. The price would come down if more R&D was done and scale was applied.
Geothermal is in the same general category as hydroelectric, for the foreseeable future. That is, it's location-dependent: if you've got the area for it (geothermal hot spots) then it's great; otherwise it's not really viable. Technically yes, one can drill deep enough to pull geothermal power just about anywhere, but unless you've got a thermal source relatively close to the surface that's going to be cost-prohibitive.
Geothermal is potentially a very viable alternative and hopefully that’ll be covered next time!
This was a great article, it was super informative and opened my eyes.
That malthusian comment by Doomberg in the last 2 minutes is hilariously rude! Loved it.
I did have a chuckle when he said it!
Amazing show, thanks for the treat! Please invite “Green Chicken” again. On a positive note I hope this or next UK government will reconsider energy policy and employ real engineers with real numbers instead of “yes” people.
Absolutely. I’ll reach out to Doomberg again in about 6 months time and we’ll hopefully have another chat