Nuclear fusion is a minimum of 20 years away. Its costings are in excess of fission. China installed 93 GW of solar capacity in May 2025. It’s simply not economically feasible against utility sized renewables
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I'm not against renewables either here. I think they all have a future, one with zero fossil fuels. We need them all.
aug 23, 2025, 10:34 am • 0 0 • view
China A) has a state sponsored economy B) has far more land to put solar on C) is heavily investing in nuclear reactors right now as well. 29 being built currently, over 150 planned by 2035. If nuclear was heavily more invested in, it'd be far cheaper per GWH as well. Plus the development of SMRs.
aug 23, 2025, 10:32 am • 0 0 • view
A) Internationally solar is the fastest growing sector (including the US) - it has nothing to do with state sponsored economy (though the US is now doing the same eg Intel) that argument is mute. Further, Chinese state support of solar ceased in 2020.
aug 23, 2025, 12:32 pm • 0 0 • view
B) few countries in the world lack renewable energy land or sea acreage C) China has added 11GW of nuclear power from 2020-1025. It added 510GW in renewable capacity in 2023 alone.
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