"Future energy mixes should show a growing contribution from modern nuclear power plants.
That is the core finding of the new “No Regrets Energy Policy” proposed by the Climate Intelligence Foundation (CLINTEL).
CLINTEL finds current governmental energy-transitions to be “scientifically unfounded and economically suicidal” because of their dependence on wind and solar power generation.
... “The optimum energy mix of different countries will be different, but they all have in common that the contributions of solar panels and wind turbines to the energy mix will remain marginal.
Dependence on weather conditions and lack of proper energy storage cause fundamental bottlenecks.
Decision makers must stop backing these lame horses.”
... “Wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger and their impact on the quality of the living environment is becoming more and more intense. They cause serious annoyance in the form of infrasound, moving cast shadow and landscape degradation. Wind turbines are totally unsuitable for densely populated countries and regions”, states emeritus professor Guus Berkhout, co-founder of CLINTEL, adding that “Thermodynamically speaking, wind turbines are unpredictable contraptions that should never be connected to a national electricity grid.”
“It
is a hard fact that a country’s economy and level of prosperity are
primarily based on the reliability and affordability of the national
energy supply."
CLINTEL’s advice is to rely on natural gas as an excellent transition fuel.
Meanwhile they say we should put all effort in preparing for the nuclear energy era.
... Professor Berkhout warns ... “So far, governments, universities, scientific and engineering societies, big industries and billionaire clubs are all locked in political correctness and refuse any discussion."