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We have no problem generating power with wind or solar. We have a problem of doing it in a dependable manner. If there's something to pour money into, it's bat
by nine_k 2y ago
We have no problem generating power with wind or solar. We have a problem of doing it in a dependable manner.
If there's something to pour money into, it's battery storage, both building much more of it, and developing cheaper variants of it. We need the cost of LiFePO4 batteries to fall as dramatically as the cost of solar panels did. Then renewables will make much bigger inroads into the grid in a lot of places.
- t43562 2y agohttps://highviewpower.com/news_announcement/highview-power-to-develop-10-gigawatt-hours-of-long-duration-energy-storage-delivering-over-10-of-uk-ldes-storage-targets/ https://highviewpower.com/news_announcement/highview-power-t... ...for example! "LONDON – 15 October, 2024 – Highview Power, a leading provider of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology, announced today that its plans to develop four new 2.5GWh power plants in the UK by 2030, have taken a crucial step forward following the launch of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ’s) new investment support scheme. The scheme will use a “cap and floor” mechanism which will unlock the next stage of investment in the multi-billion-pound LDES programme, enabling the technologies vast potential to underpin UK decarbonisation. Two of the 2.5GWh plants will deliver more storage than all of the UK’s existing battery storage, using 100% sustainable technology, with a 40-year lifespan. The addition of these four plants by 2030 means the government’s target to achieve a net zero grid by 2030 is achievable. Two of the 2.5GWh plants will be in Scotland and the other two in England. The first new plant will be located in Hunterston, Scotland."