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Remember folks: building one of the most complicated projects humanity has ever had to do, with resource costs that would overshadow pretty much anything else i
by ohgodplsno 4y ago
Remember folks: building one of the most complicated projects humanity has ever had to do, with resource costs that would overshadow pretty much anything else in the world is super easy to do for the first time. At least, when it come to renewables, that is.
- pfdietz 4y agoAh yes. An energy system to supply the entire world has to be trivially easy or else it's impossible. A renewable energy system to power the world would be an enormous undertaking. It's just that it would be less expensive than a nuclear system to do the same.
- ftth_finland 4y agoAlright then, let’s try something easier then. How much energy storage can we buy for 20 billion right now?
- pfdietz 4y agoEnergy storage capacity? About 2 GW-years worth of hydrogen storage in salt formations. Charging and discharging (power related costs) are separate, though.
- ftth_finland 4y agoFine, 20 billion gets you a nice salt cave you can store hydrogen in. Where in Finland are suitable sites? What are the costs per MWh to store and release energy from it?