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They are - renewables investment is at an all time high. But it takes time to build and bring online and investment in storage hasn’t kept pace with investment
by jl6 4y ago
They are - renewables investment is at an all time high. But it takes time to build and bring online and investment in storage hasn’t kept pace with investment in generation.
- pydry 4y agoThats coz when we max out renewables 40% of electricity still comes from gas. Theres literally zero point in storage until renewable generation starts edging towards 100% at least sometimes. Investment has started though - there's coire glas, which is taking about 5 years to build. 5 more of them and we could go 99% renewable on solar and wind alone.
- makomk 4y agoA substantial proportion of renewable capacity is already lost to curtailment in the UK, and supposedly this could be reduced by storage. This happens well before renewable generation hits 100% even some of the time for various reasons (transmission capacity bottlenecks, the need for a certain amount of dispatchable power to ensure grid stability, and so on).
- theplumber 4y agoAll time high is not enough for a war situation.