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The odds of having enough energy storage in place in 10 years to eliminate fossil fuel energy production approach zero. Solar and wind are great production met
by djrogers 9y ago
The odds of having enough energy storage in place in 10 years to eliminate fossil fuel energy production approach zero. Solar and wind are great production methods, and are proving more and more econoimcal every month, but neither con produce energy on demand in all conditions.
Without a huge national grid to compensate for weather patterns (problematic due to transmission losses), or a massive increase in storage capacity and technology, we just can't eliminate fossil fuel energy.
- lev99 9y agoMy understanding is that the high voltage transmissions have little resistance, and that the biggest problems with a national grid is not transmission loses but the cost of building thousands and thousands of miles of high voltage electrical wiring to connect existing subgrids together. Do I have a misconception?
- Retric 9y agoAdding wiring is fairly cheap per mile, connecting different electric networks via substations is the more expensive bit. The larger issue is capacity needs to be used regularly to be cost effective. If you want to send 10GW for 24 hour a day or 15 minutes they both need the same infrastructure.
- rudedogg 9y agoNot to mention the millions of homes/buildings using fossil fuels (natural gas furnaces) for heat.