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The article's purpose is to draw attention to renewable solutions with energy storage (e.g. batteries). "The significance of the tender result is the small add
by colanderman 9y ago
The article's purpose is to draw attention to renewable solutions with energy storage (e.g. batteries). "The significance of the tender result is the small additional cost of storage – between $US3 and $US7/MWh."
- treis 9y agoStorage typically is only enough to store energy generated during the day for use at night. It's nowhere near enough to account for seasonal changes or extended bouts of cloudy weather.
- colanderman 9y agoPoint taken.
- blt 9y agoTrue, we need a global grid.
- Consultant32452 9y agoEnergy loss during transmission makes this unfeasible.
- Const-me 9y agoHVDC is not that bad. Siemens quotes 2.6% losses in 800km line @ 800 kV: https://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/events/2012/energy/2012-07-wismar/factsheet-hvdc-e.pdf https://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/events/2012/energy/201...