tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150891893635026768.post7225315880289728304..comments2023-11-11T22:05:40.924+00:00Comments on BWRX-300 Remember the Name. It will Change Your Life!: Fund Managers with £424 million to invest, should you: Invest now in Solar Parks OR invest in Advanced Nuclear Power Plants in 5 years time????Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150891893635026768.post-81041862405117774682020-05-22T00:01:53.544+01:002020-05-22T00:01:53.544+01:00I think you are wise to narrow your focus selectiv...I think you are wise to narrow your focus selectively like this. It allows you to present your case to an audience interested in one aspect of power generation. <br /><br />I am not actively blogging, but keenly interested in power, civilization and the environment. I would love to find a way to bring your message to a wider audience.Power to the Peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584402374331829833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150891893635026768.post-80547042280890660592020-05-19T11:36:36.369+01:002020-05-19T11:36:36.369+01:00Many thanks for your comment.
Simplistically, I&#...Many thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Simplistically, I'm of the opinion that it is of no importance to confirm the aspects you raise to the general public, politicians or investors. My 'programme' is to point out to investors the 'error of their ways' by totally ignoring burgeoning developments in advanced nuclear power plants.<br /><br />I'm basing my efforts on the hope that investors will plough into advanced nuclear and withdraw from renewables (certainly in developed nations). Then the politics will follow the money; the 99.9% (or even 99.99%) of the indifferent general public will be told "you're getting nuclear" and they won't care two hoots as long as it's there at the flick of a switch and at the pumps 24/7/365.<br /><br />My previous blogpost compared the £9 billion of capital investment going into Dogger Bank Windfarm and the final figure was 12X the potential earnings from the BWRX-300.<br /><br />I'm going to do it next for onshore wind, usinf Whitelee Windfarm and then one for solar pv in Australia or California, to prove that even with cfs of 30%, it's still a ridiculous investment.<br /><br />Do you have any blogposts yet to have a look at? I searched and couldn't find anything.Adam Antatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577346163046837387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150891893635026768.post-63030873558974400462020-05-19T06:26:07.850+01:002020-05-19T06:26:07.850+01:00Thank you for this succinct but at the same time t...Thank you for this succinct but at the same time thorough economic presentation. It pains me to think that this analysis may not be read by the very people who most need to read (and understand) it.<br /><br />It is clear that you constrained this to an economic comparison.<br /><br />I think it is important to point out that while you held to the lifetime comparison of the two energy sources, the equivalency ends at those annualized totals.<br /><br />The nuclear plant will have operated as a baseload generator (no, that's not a dirty word) delivering power for hospitals and other functions critical to civilization throughout every day and night of its operation. The solar farm reliably would NOT produce power at night. That is the most reliable part of its operation.<br /><br />So, the cost comparison is valid, but I want to emphasize the fact that the solar investment leaves a gaping hole, one that must be filled with a parallel investment in a supplemental power source to feed the grid the power solar cannot provide more than 50% of the time.<br /><br />So, to your point, the solar investment is not only poor from the investor's point of view, but it is much worse from a social benefit point of view.Power to the Peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584402374331829833noreply@blogger.com