Professor Simon Michaux’s Report Sounds The Death Knell On Renewables
There aren’t enough Minerals/Metals, and there never will be, for a wind/solar/battery-powered world
Professor Michaux’s Summary Report
Professor Michaux’s Full Report
And this is “…what that something else might be…”
The route to a Fossil Fuel-free World in 5 Tweets
In your podcast Jon Ball says demand for SMRs
Has pinch points — RPV forgings etc
SMRs/cold-electrolysers/HTS electrolysers
Are steel/iron/concrete👋based
No mineral/metal availability issues
Not so💩wind/solar/batteries
Prof Michaux’s report sounds
The death knell for renewable
That ‘something else’ is
An advanced SMR/greenH2-powered, FF-free world
Now is the time for the nuclear power industry
To end its kowtowing to
Dysfunctional wind and solar power plants (WASPPs)
Breakers thrown on super-investable SMRs in 2028
Financed by commercial money markets
SMRs operate at 100% availability🥰for base load
SMRs+electrolysers🥰for diurnal load following
Seasonal load following from planned outages
Little need for energy storage
GreenH2 as essential to decarbonise all sectors
As low-carbon electricity
So nuclear enabled hydrogen (NEH)
But SMRs powering
High temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) plant
Boost H2 production from 18/20 kg/MWh
For low temperature electrolysis
To 27 kg/MWh[equivalent]
1 MWh[equivalent] heat energy in
Gets 900 kWh H2 energy out
To decarbonise all other sectors
(cost-competitive, carbon-free hydrogen production)
Then low-cost greenH2 used for ic engine vehicles
For all transport. Supplants BEVs/HCEVs
Mainly Steel/Iron
Avoids metals/copper crunch
Recycling infrastructure here
As affordable as current icevs
Booming new & 2nd hand market now
Big players involved
Including Cummins/JCB/Airbus
