Keeping David MacKay's 'Sustainable Energy – without the hot air' up-to-date

Re:Keeping David MacKay's 'Sustainable Energy – without the ... by kwhitefoot on Saturday April 01, 2017 @09:24AM (#14011990)

So sell the solar generated energy to Norway via the existing DC link and upgrade the link as necessary. Also upgrade the east-west electricity distribution system and sell the energy to neighbours who are in the dark.

And lastly, if electric cars are implemented properly they can be used for peak shedding. See, for instance, https://www.techcentral.co.za/how-electric-cars-could-change..., https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/07/bmws-plan-to-..., and https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/20/electric....

> Since electricity cannot be stored,

That should be 'Since electricity cannot currently be cost effectively stored," It is a matter of economics not natural law.

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Re:Keeping David MacKay's 'Sustainable Energy – without the ... by Safety1stClyde on Sunday April 02, 2017 @02:42AM (#14016174)

> 'Since electricity cannot currently be cost effectively stored," It is a matter of economics not natural law.

What I meant should be obvious to someone who read my entire reply. Selectively quoting part of it and then making a counter-claim using the quote as a strawman argument shows that you are not a person to be taken seriously.

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