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Europe is more challenging than US due to lower average solar irradiance per sqm combined with more seasonal variability in solar availability. Probably overbui
by hackerlight 2y ago
Europe is more challenging than US due to lower average solar irradiance per sqm combined with more seasonal variability in solar availability. Probably overbuilding wind in diversified locations since the correlation drops off with the square of distance I believe. Denmark's grid would be a template of what to expect. Transmissions with neighbors would help a lot given the decorrelation.
- chopin 2y agoAFAIK Denmark has the highest electricity prices in Europe. I wouldn't take Denmark as template.
- hackerlight 2y agoThis is extremely dishonest unless you carefully and methodically link that high cost to renewables. Iowa is a 60% wind grid with cheaper prices than the national average. Does that one data point make wind energy good, by your logic? This is a serious topic that deserves more than silly internet debate tactics.