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If you build a few batteries next to the plant and that problem is solved.
by gonzo41 3y ago
If you build a few batteries next to the plant and that problem is solved.
- 10u152 3y agoThat also increases capital costs, putting us back to square 1. Also, have a look at the energy requirements of desal plants. "a few batteries" is pretty gargantuan hand waving
- dimitar 3y agoOr you can build reservoirs for freshwater
- jvanderbot 3y agoVery much. Or pump it into aquifers.
- ehnto 3y agoMaybe the storage could be part of the energy solution, by pumping to an uphill resovior when power is cheap, and sending it through to downhill resoviors via a hydroplant during the peak hours.
- Maxion 3y agoI don't think there are very many places that pumped hydro can be built, where it hasn't been built. You also need quite the significant height difference for it to be meaningfull.
- 10u152 3y agoThat helps with storage on the output side. But what about the issues/capital costs/resource/labour usage of building huge capacity plant that only gets used 15% of the day?
- jvanderbot 3y agoI don't understand the question. Why can we only pump into aquifers 15% of the day? The point of having massive storage is that you can build a smaller plan and run it all day. But anyway, arguments about cost of making drinking water are moot. We need it, so eventually all options will be explored as needs increase.