Comment Re:And some people still wonder why... (Score 1) 673
Perhaps after a few billion years the whole world might have plentiful fijords and geography suitable for large scale hydro, then we might all benefit from it in the same way that Norway and Sweden do. Until then they're a complete red herring.
Hydropower is our solution because we can, unlike e.g. solar energy which is (currently) infeasible for countries so far north. Other places the situation is reversed.
As for offshire wind, great; we just need to crack the whole energy demand - windy period mismatch, or the epic civil engineering challenge and power losses from having an intercontinental supergrid to even things out, then we're all set.
Energy can be stored in e.g. dams during low energy usage (use the excess power to pump water back up), which is perfect for countries that already have hydro power installations.
Scandinavia isn't going to solve the worlds energy problems, but we are actively trying to solve our own and we're setting an example in the process. We didn't have to go the renewable way, we could've gone all nuclear and coal and what not, but we chose renewable.
Attention should be focused on clean energy sources instead of living in a black and white world of "coal vs. nuclear", because it's possible to live in a world where the energy demand is met without using either.