The whole world has become drunk on renewable energies. By renewable energy we mean solar power, wind power, and hydro power. Most of the countries around the globe, especially first world countries, are trying very hard to steer all the power consumption from fossil fuel to renewable fuel. We have seen countries build solar panels and windmills on an industrial scale to fund these projects. We have seen deserts and vast lands turned into solar farms to produce electricity. But we've also seen electric cars being the new normal as people try to reduce their carbon footprint. But the real question is after all these years and all these policies, how much really has changed? And exactly how much energy is the renewable sector being able to produce?
Now as far as I see, as much as I surf the news and policy papers and yearly statistics, renewable energy or any kind of non-fossil fuel isn't actually doing many favors at the moment. In the grand scheme of things, renewable energy across hydro, solar and other forms, is supplying roughly 20 to 25% of the total energy demand. And 25% is a very very generous assumption. So what is actually wrong? There isn't actually anything wrong. It's just the feasibility and the reality of it. For example, the sun doesn't shine at night, so solar energy production is limited to only daytime. And wind. Strong enough to actually turn a wind turbine to produce Hydro with electricity is flowing only 35% of a single day on average roughly. So these low numbers even though they sound promising aren't helping much. So now governments and big companies around the world are shifting their focus from such renewable energies to cleaner energy. Welcome nuclear power. Even in my country, Bangladesh nuclear power is a very sought after idea and the country has constructed a power plant which is not yet in production but soon will be. European countries and American Tech companies are also trying to get nuclear power plants online to produce more electricity in a cleaner and safer way. As renewables are as clean as they come, just don't produce enough.
So based on all of this, I will make a bold claim. The future from now on will actually not be a future of renewable energy, Rather it will be a future of nuclear energy. And even if nuclear energy isn't at the forefront of the global energy supply, it very soon will be and the signs are there in the open.