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Storage from day to night, not from summer to winter. The only solution for seasonal storage is hydrogen, and we are far, far from having any meaningful product
by credit_guy 4y ago
Storage from day to night, not from summer to winter. The only solution for seasonal storage is hydrogen, and we are far, far from having any meaningful production of green hydrogen.
- nl 4y agoWhy would you store from summer to winter? Wind works pretty well in both seasons (depending on geography but the solution there is better transmission!)
- thrown_22 4y agoI love how nuclear is too expensive because it costs billions, but long range power lines, which also costs billions, are somehow a better waste of money.
- xupybd 4y agoI love that phrase, "a better waste of money".
- revertmean 4y agoLong range power cables only cost billions if they're >1000km long. But this is besides the point. Energy companies spent money on long range power cables because they calculate they can make a profit on the transmitted energy. Nuclear power stations spend taxpayer billions because they can't possibly compete commercially. That's the key difference.