Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What is the definition of “can’t”? My understanding is that Jenkins’ recommendation to include nuclear and/or methane with CCS as “clean firm power” is based on costs not technical barriers. 110
Graeme Smyth @gjsmyth.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The post he’s replying to is deleted but his point is "firm" implies on demand, at any time, as long as needed. The “can’t” almost certainly is the impracticality of scaling chem batteries to meet that def’n and doesn’t diminish the substantial role of solar+battery+wind to decarb the energy system 110
Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Well, what about the “impracticality” of building a “clean firm power” system on methane with CCS, which has never actually worked even one day in its life to decarbonize point-source emissions anywhere close to 90% let alone 100? 230
