Sentences with phrase «reactor than a wind turbine»

While right now wind power has overtaken nuclear in China, and wind should keep growing rapidly, it takes a lot longer to build a reactor than a wind turbine, so these number will likely look different over time.

Not exact matches

Yet demonstrating large - scale technologies — such as advanced modular nuclear reactors, floating deepwater wind turbines, or carbon capture and storage technologies — typically costs more than venture capitalists can finance alone, leaving a large «Valley of Death» that kills off many promising technologies before they can enter the marketplace.

The cost of building those reactors was less than one third the cost of building the wind turbines and solar panels, and typical construction times were under 6 years.