We all know deep down that wind is unreliable. That is why ships stopped using it and turned to coal and oil, and windmills were replaced by motor-driven machines. I have often wondered why politicians rely so heavily on wind turbines to replace coal and gas power stations. Now a professor has done the maths:
But will those who make policy listen to the science?
The fantasy of fossil fuels are just peachy keen just isn't in the cards for sustainability on earth.
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You can see wind and photovoltaics are up and down as understood about intermittent generation. The strategy for intermittent power is to produce 150% to 200% of load or more. Experience will tell us what level of overproduction to reach. At that amount of power produced, the excess energy can be sold off in transmission, sold into storage for later, or just grounded and not used. The storage, and transmission from outside can be used to make for the low days. As panic talk goes, there would be no electricity and that just isn't true. As you can see from the link there is always some power being generated. That minimal power can be raised up to a minimal level by installation of RE equipement. If worst days are adjusted up to 80%, then you need 20% more from storage and outside transmission.This can be designed to work and work well. ANother aspect of this scenario is that most of the time electricity will be cheap since storage will not be used frequently.
Did you read the article in the link? I suggest you have another look.
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