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> behind each wind turbine field there is a very real gas turbine or lignite power plant But isn't it still better to be using wind turbines 75% of the time wh
by widdershins 4y ago
> behind each wind turbine field there is a very real gas turbine or lignite power plant
But isn't it still better to be using wind turbines 75% of the time when it's windy, and gas/coal only 25% of the time when it's not? Surely even without adequate battery storage that's an improvement?
- Xixi 4y agoIt’s not replacing gas/coal but nuclear, so CO2 wise it is a major step back… Germany first replaced nuclear by lignite, then lignite by wind + lignite/gas, so if you only look at the second step it doesn’t look so bad. But if you look at the whole picture it doesn’t look so good. France is coming from 75% nuclear and 25% hydro, and has no business adding and firing up gas turbines. Of course I’m painting things in broad strokes… reality is always a little bit more subtle.