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There is no part of the day where there is no sun and no wind. The sun shines 24/7. If you say "the sun doesn't shine 24/7 on my country" you just getting energ
by freemint 4y ago
There is no part of the day where there is no sun and no wind. The sun shines 24/7. If you say "the sun doesn't shine 24/7 on my country" you just getting energy from your country is the problem.
- bequanna 4y agoHuh? Are you proposing that we build some worldwide network of transmission lines to move solar power from Africa -> North America when it is night time in the latter?
- freemint 4y agoYes. Research on the idea is limited. But even just intercontinental connections are profitable to society https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652618307522 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095965261... . I assume network effects are gonna increase the benefit more. Even seasonal differences can be compensated without long term storage.