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Comment Re:Thats impossible (Score 1) 158

Although Norway currently has a problem, they don't have enough transmission capacity to keep up with the ever increasing demand of electricity due to the electrification and are now supposedly going to buy transmission capacity from the neighboring country of Sweden which itself has had problems with transmission capacity between the north and south parts mostly due to lack of investment in new transmission capacity for decades since they could always "buy electricity from the neighboring countries if the need arise". Sounds like a good idea until you factor in that Sweden shuttered some nuclear reactors, all located in the south, and then the war in Ukraine came along with a water shortage shortly thereafter and suddenly there was an energy crisis in Europe.

Electricity exports from Norway reached 25,792 gigawatt-hours in 2022. By comparison, the electricity imports to Norway amounted to 13,270 gigawatt-hours that year.

Comment Re:Stil nuclear fission poses greater risks. (Score 1) 89

>>>"We can't get to anything close to a net zero CO2 economy without nuclear fission. Those that tried have failed. There's been studies done by government agencies, and private research entities, that show us there's no getting away from fossil fuels without nuclear power or a severe energy shortage."

Over 99% of the electricity production in mainland Norway is from 31 GW hydropower plants (86 TWh reservoir capacity, storing water from summer to winter.
We want to export more electricity, and build more renewable. But the nuclear supporters work against that, and say we need reactors.
That technology is something we do not have, so it would take a long time to get.

They stall the building of more and faster electricity sources.

Most of the oil and gas we export goes to transportation and heating in Europe and UK. They have not done the electrification of transport we have done. In 2023, 82.38 percent of new cars sold in Norway were EVs. Research on planes and ships are still needed, Most of the heating of houses in Norway comes from electricity, and Europe needs to do that transition or similar also.

Comment Re: Did the influx stop? (Score 5, Informative) 106

"To rid the oceans of plastic, we need not only to clean up what is already out there but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean – we need to close the tap. Working together with government leaders, individuals, and private corporations, our goal is to tackle these 1000 most polluting rivers all over the world." https://theoceancleanup.com/ri...

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