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The sad truth is, it's practically unfeasible to have pure renewables. Even most wind/solar plants have a peaker gas plant somewhere, for when demand surpasses
by Ygg2 5y ago
The sad truth is, it's practically unfeasible to have pure renewables.
Even most wind/solar plants have a peaker gas plant somewhere, for when demand surpasses available resources. Sure batteries are nice, but you need huge amounts to smooth out the grid.
That said, it's possible to use excess electricity to create some form of gas (like hydrogen or hydro-carbon).
- patall 5y agoBut we do not need to go to 100℅ renewable right away. 80% would be great already. Yet Europe in total is at less than 50%, and there we are only considering power. We'd be so much more flexible both in regards to Putin and climate change if we just reduced our demand by 50%. Step by step, not all at once. And then power-to-X can do the last bit.
- pfdietz 5y ago> The sad truth is, it's practically unfeasible to have pure renewables. It's more feasible than nuclear.