Nuclear energy has gone from being a non-issue to being about to gain more wind in its sails. It has recently become clear that the government will set up a public commission to investigate the consequences of nuclear energy in Norway.
Part of the explanation is that offshore wind appears to be much more expensive than one might think. At the same time, more people are beginning to see that there may be more to be feared than they have reason to fear.
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– Probability of more than 50 percent
And now Norway's most well-known energy analyst, Tor Rier Lilleholt, is coming forward at Volue Insight and believes nuclear power is coming to Norway. He believes it should be part of Norway's electricity production mix, and has begun to include it in his forecasts.
– I may be the first analyst to dare to say this, but in the 2040s, nuclear power will likely be built in Norway. I would say there's more than a 50 percent chance, Lilholt said at District Energy's annual conference. European power.
It's all about knowledge, according to the analyst:
– Read about new EU reports, those related to sustainability and nuclear energy. He told District Energy members that there are now important changes coming.
He points out that new nuclear energy does not simply suffer from the problems that occurred at Fukushima and Chernobyl.
Much cheaper than offshore wind
It is also clear to European powers that the argument that nuclear power is too expensive is incorrect, because the alternative is largely offshore wind:
– I have seen prices around €90/MWh. This is much lower than the price of floating offshore wind, which amounts to 200 euros. If we are to develop floating offshore wind energy, we must have faith in technological development that drives prices down. He says the same thing could happen with nuclear power.
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