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Depends on whether we improve battery technology, then we could store the excess for less windy days. Also I did a quick search and there are places on Earth th
by AntoniusBlock 4y ago
Depends on whether we improve battery technology, then we could store the excess for less windy days. Also I did a quick search and there are places on Earth that are consistently very windy, so we could maybe even set up massive wind farms there. Commonwealth Bay, Antartica is apparently the windiest place on Earth, where the average annual windspeed is 50mph, according to the Guinness World Record book.
- throwaway0x7E6 4y agoit isn't even economical to transfer electricity from north africa to europe
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoIt's completely economical, and it's being worked on. It's difficult for political reasons, not economic or practical ones.
- _0w8t 4y agoUK is planing a cable from Morocco
- moloch-hai 4y agoBattery technology doesn't need improvement, and most storage won't be in chemical batteries. Batteries will remain the expensive alternative.