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Corwin Slack's avatar

Excellent. I submit that there are no renewables decision makers who do not understand EROEI. They are grifters who are standing under the money tap.

I want a journalist to interview renewables investors and ask them why they are investing in low EROEI projects. I want journalists to ask these investors how they are mitigating their risks.

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David Turver's avatar

This is excellent again. One other thing to bear in mind is plant life. Wind and solar might last 20-25 years. Nuclear 60-80 years. Once you factor in that wind and solar have to be replaced 2 or 3 times during the life of a nuclear power plant, the difference in mineral intensity becomes even more compelling.

I wrote about that here, using UNECE as the main source, but similar results.

https://davidturver.substack.com/p/wind-solar-renewables-not-sustainable-not-green

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