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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 19:12:44 +0000
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On 07/12/2024 18:24, Rich wrote:
> Nighttime is the big one.  Until the world's electric grids are
> sufficiently interconnected that power generated in the Saraha Desert
> at noon can be shipped to the other side of the world where it is dark
> to supply power to that location there*must*  be some storage, somehow,
> to account for night/twilight/a run of 14+ overcast days/etc.
> 
When I did all these calculations years ago the answer that came up 
every time was 'nuclear is simply cheaper, more reliable, more self 
sufficient and in every way better'

> And, even if the world's electric grid was interconnected sufficient to
> ship solar power from Africa to the other side of the globe, we measly
> humans would simply use those interconnnects to try to enforce
> geopolitical rules on other locations we don't like by attempting to
> deny them "night time power".

Or the Russians would cut the cable anyway, just for kicks.

-- 
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to 
fill the world with fools.”

Herbert Spencer