China unveils five-year plan for renewable energy development

Summary: China is planning on 3500 GW of renewable generation by 2030 with 300 GW of battery storage (in addition to their pumped hydro). This is roughly a 50% increase over today's generation, in just 5 years. In total, yearly generation is expected to reach 6 TRILLION KWh, with 2/3 coming form wind and solar. This is equal to about 720 nuclear reactors.

For comparison, in 2025 the US generated 785 billion KWh from 94 nuclear reactors. Doing the math: By 2030, China's renewable energy generation will by 7.6 times larger than the entire US nuclear industry.

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u/Narcan9 — 12 days ago

Want something different to do? Evening at the lake Wed or Thur.

Just a couple 40 something guys. Skies are clear. Stars are out. All the kids have gone home. DM if you want to hang out for a couple hours.

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u/Narcan9 — 1 month ago
▲ 100 r/war

Radio Free Europe vid on the Ukraine War

u/Narcan9 — 2 months ago

Volvo testing solid state batteries that double the energy density of lithium. Meaning 600 mile range or half the battery weight for standard range.

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u/Narcan9 — 2 months ago

The Roman Space telescope launches this week. It's mirror was an extra for a spy satellite that was laying around unused, similar in size to the Hubble. It has 300 megapixels in sensors, basically making it Hubble x100.

u/Narcan9 — 2 months ago
▲ 170 r/KyleKulinski+1 crossposts

Trump added more debt in his first 4 years than Obama did in 8.

u/Narcan9 — 2 months ago

SMR stocks have lost 30 billion dollars in market value

Strong short sale positions show the capitalists believe the companies will continue to fall.

ft.com
u/Narcan9 — 2 months ago