Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Natural Philosopher Newsgroups: uk.d-i-y,sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: OT: EV Charging Stations Stripped of Copper Cables Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 17:57:06 +0100 Organization: A little, after lunch Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <5b7b2a9e20charles@candehope.me.uk> <5b7b3d6024charles@candehope.me.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:57:06 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="dc51d958de16694e953d6628ba38a631"; logging-data="2995371"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/ysJPte0opeNdAiFQBWskjOyNC32hpwRQ=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:4r+p4B/MBnmJ5wTTWDyKhbA/F1s= Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <5b7b3d6024charles@candehope.me.uk> Bytes: 2420 On 04/07/2024 16:45, charles wrote: > In article , > The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 04/07/2024 14:15, charles wrote: >>> 'm also a Cambridge educated Engineer. I believe in "real world" >>> engineering. > >> Yebbut not the Universwity eh? > Yes, at the University - I have my MA certificate somewhere. > > >> You cant 'real; world' engineer things that have never been built before. >> Like all renewable grids > > Yes, of course you can. You have to consider all the possible problems as > well as the benefits. No. you do. I *did*. And the conclusion was absolutely clear. Nuclear power beat renewables hands down on every metric - cost, reliability, carbon emissions, environmental impact - you name it, nuclear was better. to the point wher it was not wrong to say that 'renewable grids will never work' -- The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. – H. L. Mencken, American journalist, 1880-1956