WalkerMx t1_j6a45o3 wrote
Reply to comment by derkonigistnackt in Hundreds of climate activists were arrested in The Hague after blocking the A12 highway in both ways on Saturday afternoon in protest at government subsidies for fossil fuels such as oil and gas by DoremusJessup
Batteries will pretty much never be the way to go, but we've had the technology to store energy en-mass for nearly a century.
Store it as hydro. During the day, use the surplus solar power to pump water into a reservoir. At night, when the solar wanes, begin emptying the reservoir and generating hydro power.
CucumberBoy00 t1_j6a7x7a wrote
There are a lot of ways to store energy we're just not sticking out neck out to build the infrastructure
CarpetbaggerForPeace t1_j6al8iz wrote
We should do that but it isn't optimal for everywhere. For instance, lack of mountains with areas you are willing to flood. That said, there are other ways to store energy for nighttime.
AGVann t1_j6bsq06 wrote
Climate change is also a risk factor since hydro of course depends on rainfall, which is going to be changing over this century.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments