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Hi! Yes I agree its entirely possible that renewables will make a big impact and that should be encouraged. I'm sure in Australia with enough backing they could
by rb808 8y ago
Hi! Yes I agree its entirely possible that renewables will make a big impact and that should be encouraged. I'm sure in Australia with enough backing they could get to 30% or even 50%.
I'm sure you realize though that even 80% renewables has some huge challenges with storage. Its hard to guarantee power will always be there. There are a lot of hot nights with no wind.
Combined with Australia having some of the cheapest coal in the world, such headlines are just click bait.
- diafygi 8y agoHmmm, but renewables + storage is set to compete for both peak and baseload by 2035. https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/batteries-renewables-displacing-gas/ https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/batteries-renewables-...
- rb808 8y agoSouth Australia is a small state with green minded politicians.
- Brakenshire 8y agoI think it will happen in Australia by overbuilding solar. Solar at utility scale is now regularly getting below 2c/kWh globally, retail electricity in Australia is 30c/kWh, we’ll probably just end up building twice as much as is necessary, then seasonal changes won’t matter.