renewable energy, wind power, solar power, nuclear energy, energy, electricity, electrical energy, turbine, uranium, nuclear waste
With 58 reactors spread over 19 sites, France has the largest nuclear fleet in the world in proportion to its population. But the management of nuclear waste poses a major problem because of its potential to pollute the soil for hundreds or even millions of years, which leads to various environmental problems such as loss of biodiversity and contamination of soils and groundwater.
[...] Solar: -Features : -France is at 6[It] European rank and 15[It] world rank in terms of installed wind power, but in surface area sensors per inhabitant France only arrives at 18[It] European rank. -Costs: for an area of approximately 3000m² 100KWpeak (100,000 kWh) = 300,000 euros 3 hectares 1MWc ( MWh) = d'euros Most expensive electricity production: 120 euros perMWh, against 80 euros for wind powerwith an average lifespan of 30 years. -The investment is repaid in 10 years and its lifespan is 30 years. [...]
[...] Carbon footprint of solar, wind and nuclear energy: -Solar GHG emission: 55g CO2 per kWh -Onshore wind GHG emissions: 10 g CO2 per kWh -Nuclear GHG emission: 6g CO2 per kWh Today, the energy production that emits the least GHG is nuclear, and the environmental issue is more global warming than the treatment of nuclear waste. Moreover, we can associate the nuclear problem with the batteries of electric cars. Certainly, this nuclear waste could be a problem in the future, however choices must be made, and the advantages and disadvantages weighed. PS: Not being an energy expert, some information and calculations may be inaccurate. [...]
[...] However Pierre Gadonneix, former CEO of EDF had declared that "solar power is five to eight times more expensive than nuclear power". -Problems: of the components are not recyclable and there is a problem of dismantling photovoltaic parks because there is a lack of infrastructure to recycle the 95% of recyclable components. Moreover, the Fessenheim power plant reactors)do 100 hectares and to achieve the same production would require a fleet of 12,320TW/h which therefore represents hectares and what makes the modic sum of18 billion euros, while all 58 nuclear reactors represent a cost of 96 billion euros. [...]
[...] Comparative study of wind, solar and nuclear powers Wind: -Features: -France is the 8th countries in the world in terms of installed wind power -Costs: Construction and installation 2MW(4400 MWh) = 2.6 million euros of exploitation euros/MWh/an. This represents an average of 90 euros/MWh for a fleet installed in 2013 (onshore wind power) and 130 euros/MWh (offshore wind power). - Profitable after 10/15 years, its lifespan is 20 years. Pierre Gadonneix, former CEO of EDF, said« the additional cost of wind power is 30% to 50% compared to nuclear electricity". [...]
[...] CONCLUSION The problem of solar and wind energy is that they are insufficient for our consumption pfor various reasons such as grid stabilization, land use planning and the intermittency of these energies. Moreover, to because of the shutdown of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France is obliged to operated coal-fired power stations have an emission of 960g of CO2 per kWh to compensate for the loss of energy production and accompanied by power cuts in winter in some areas of France. Let us not forget that Germany has abandoned the nuclear after from Fukushima disaster and now it produces its electricity with coal. [...]
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