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There's a few things that help with periods of low wind: More long distance transmission / interconnects Vehicle-to-grid Grid scale battery storage
by jonatron 4y ago
There's a few things that help with periods of low wind:
More long distance transmission / interconnects
Vehicle-to-grid
Grid scale battery storage
Domestic and commercial battery storage (Powerwall etc)
Seasonal thermal storage - large insulated tanks or ground source heat pumps
These all exist, and there will be more new technology coming. It doesn't seem like an unsolvable problem.
- pydry 4y agoAlso being 5x cheaper than nuclear power.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoYou don't even need vehicle to grid. Just a discount for charging when there's curtailment. Most regions can get by with no storage using that one change.