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I am not sure what your point is honestly. Batteries are a very viable option for storage, competing cost wise with pump storage which has been in use for decad
by the_mitsuhiko 2y ago
I am not sure what your point is honestly. Batteries are a very viable option for storage, competing cost wise with pump storage which has been in use for decades.
> Same is valid for Germany which is in a worse position due to dunkelflauten
Even existing storage solutions in Germany are already sufficient for the present day electricity network and build-out is progressing rapidly. The time for a nuclear build out was 20 years ago. We missed that window, now other technologies will prevail.
- Moldoteck 2y agoHow are these sufficient when Germany still bumps coal, gas and imports in off peak hours? The question isn't if you can build them, the question is how much storage do you need and the cost. Like how much storage does Germany need for dunkelflauten? Are there any estimations?
- the_mitsuhiko 2y ago> How are these sufficient when Germany still bumps coal, gas and imports in off peak hours? Because they bump coal, gas and imports in peak hours. > The question isn't if you can build them, the question is how much storage do you need and the cost. Like how much storage does Germany need for dunkelflauten? Are there any estimations? I suppose you did not spend a lot of time researching this. That can be easily found by mere googling.
- Moldoteck 2y agoUm... No, Germany bumps them in offpeak hours https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/DE?lang=en https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/DE?lang=en You can also check their imports. Sorry, I'm quite bad at googling, may you show me what you found regarding this topic? I mean how much energy storage does Germany need to not use fossils and to not import from neighbor states with fossil generation?