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> I don’t understand why wind solar is subject to absolutes devoid of probability - “what if the sun and wind stop simultaneously for 2 months?” Something clos
by himinlomax 2y ago
> I don’t understand why wind solar is subject to absolutes devoid of probability - “what if the sun and wind stop simultaneously for 2 months?”
Something close to that happens almost every year in Europe. Last year there was nearly 3 weeks in winter where there was very little wind across the continent (<20% capacity production on all wind farms), and obviously little to no solar (high latitudes).
- bryanlarsen 2y agoSpain isn't part of Europe? It's sunny in the winter.
- qwytw 2y agoYou "just" need to get all of that energy north somehow...
- mpweiher 2y agoWas Spain immune?
- himinlomax 2y ago90% of European solar farms are not in Spain. Also, Spain only has a ~2 GW connection to France to sell their solar power to the rest of Europe.
- Teever 2y agoAnother way to look at that is we only need to increase wind capacity by 5x to cover that event.