比尔盖茨的新型核电站将投产，德国则全面弃核，不知道后悔没有？

比尔盖茨的新型核电站将在投产2030年投产，位于美国的怀俄明州，正在紧锣密鼓地建设中。他的核电站是钠核反应堆核电站，并且带有熔盐储能装置。这种核电站产生的核废料比传统核电站少2/3，同时还能够生产氢气，用于满足未来氢燃料电池汽车的动力需求。

比尔·盖茨是著名的企业家、投资者和慈善家、前世界首富，同时也是全球气候变化问题的积极解决者之一。最近，他2008创立的TerraPower公司与美国能源部合作，正在美国怀俄明州建造一座新型核电站，计划于2030年投产。

这座核电站采用了新型纳核反应堆系统。与传统反应堆不同的是，这种技术可以利用核废料中65%以上的可用能量，大幅降低核废料处理和存储的需求。此外，新型反应堆还更加稳定安全，成本更低，避免出现类似福岛核事故的情况。

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据预计，未来这种新型核电站将成为清洁能源的重要选择，能够为地球上数十亿人提供清洁、廉价、可靠的能源。据说，TerraPower计划在多个国家建造该类型的核电站，并推广普及这种安全、经济、可持续的清洁能源技术。

和美国拥抱新型核技术不同，2011年福岛核电站事故发生后，德国作出了一个引人瞩目的决定：全面弃核，成为了目前唯一一个全面弃核的发达国家。德国选择的新能源方式是：加快推广并使用更多的风力、太阳能等可再生能源，以实现将碳排放量降低到几乎为零的目标。

这一决定间接促进了整个中国的光伏产业和高端风力发电机产业，也促成了德国和俄罗斯之间的北溪天然气管道的建设。德国全面放弃核能的另一个推手，就是美国。明面上，美国认为德国的这个举措是一个积极的信号，证明大型经济体可以脱离对于有害碳排放的依赖，并朝着更加可持续和环保的方向发展。

但是，此后发生的一些事情，导致德国出现了能源紧张。

德国的气候条件决定了德国的天气以多云为主，即便有光伏屋顶计划，但是光伏发电不稳定的特点没有办法解决德国的能源问题。

德国的风力条件一般，国土面积较小，没有那么多的土地大力发展风电。与此同时，国内环保组织一直干扰德国的风电建设，这让德国的风力发电项目停滞不前。

所以，最终导致德国不得不增加煤炭、天然气和其他化石燃料的进口，以满足对于电力的需求。可是随着北溪天然气管道不明原因地被炸毁，地区战争导致的化石燃料价格上涨，德国不得不高价从美国和中东地区进口天然气和石油，这导致德国在过去的冬天遭遇了能源紧张。美国反而成为了德国弃核的最终受益人。

德国全面弃核后悔了吗？

英文版：Bill Gates" new type of nuclear power plant will start operation, while Germany is completely abandoning nuclear energy. I wonder if they have any regrets?

Bill Gates" new type of nuclear power plant, which is a sodium-reactor nuclear power plant with a molten salt storage system, is under construction in Wyoming, USA and will begin operation in 2030. The plant produces two-thirds less nuclear waste compared to traditional nuclear power plants and can also generate hydrogen for the future demand from fuel cell vehicles.

Bill Gates is a well-known entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, former richest person in the world, and an active solver of global climate change issues. Recently, TerraPower, a company he founded in 2008, is partnering with the US Department of Energy to build a new type of nuclear power plant in Wyoming, USA, which is expected to start operation in 2030.

This nuclear power plant adopts a new type of sodium-reactor system. Unlike traditional reactors, this technology can utilize over 65% of the available energy in nuclear waste, greatly reducing the demand for nuclear waste disposal and storage. In addition, the new reactor is more stable and safe, with lower costs than traditional ones, avoiding incidents like the Fukushima nuclear accident.

It is expected that this new type of nuclear power plant will become an important choice for clean energy in the future, providing billions of people with clean, affordable, and reliable energy. It is said that TerraPower plans to build this type of nuclear power plant in multiple countries and promote the popularization of this safe, economic, and sustainable clean energy technology.

Unlike the United States embracing new nuclear technology, Germany made a remarkable decision after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011: to completely abandon nuclear power and become the only developed country that has thoroughly given up nuclear energy. Germany"s new energy strategy is to accelerate the promotion and use of more renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power to achieve the goal of reducing carbon emissions to almost zero.

This decision indirectly promoted China"s photovoltaic industry and high-end wind turbine industry, and also facilitated the construction of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline between Germany and Russia. Another driving force behind Germany"s complete abandonment of nuclear power is the United States. On the surface, the United States sees Germany"s move as a positive signal that large economies can break away from dependence on harmful carbon emissions and move towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly development.

However, some events that followed led to energy shortages in Germany.

Germany"s climate conditions determine that its weather is mostly cloudy, and even with photovoltaic roof programs, the unstable nature of solar power cannot solve Germany"s energy problems.

Germany"s wind power conditions are average, and the country has a small land area, so there is not much land available for developing wind power. At the same time, domestic environmental organizations have been interfering with Germany"s wind power construction, which has made Germany"s wind power projects come to a standstill.

As a result, Germany had to increase imports of coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels to meet its electricity needs. However, with the unexplained destruction of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline and rising fossil fuel prices due to regional conflicts, Germany had to import natural gas and oil at a higher cost from the United States and the Middle East, leading to energy shortages during the past winter. The United States instead became the ultimate beneficiary of Germany"s abandonment of nuclear power.

Has Germany regretted completely giving up nuclear power?

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