Re:Chinese companies building numerous overseas coal plants
by sfifs on Monday July 03, 2017 @11:10AM
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Two words - "base load". In developing economies, sufficient base load power doesn't exist. Solar and Wind do nothing at scale when a stable base load power supply doesn't exist.
SolarCity is experimenting with batteries powered by intermittent power supply in small islands but nothing at scale really exists a practical proven tech.
Natural gas requires high security LNG terminal infra if you're not a producer
SolarCity is experimenting with batteries powered by intermittent power supply in small islands but nothing at scale really exists a practical proven tech.
Natural gas requires high security LNG terminal infra if you're not a producer