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Re:Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal by timthelion on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:04PM (#15698623)
Nuclear has the risk of radiation release, coal has the guarantee of radiation release. But rooftop solar is still the best option. Solar along fences, solar above electrified train tracks.
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Re:Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal by AdamJacobMuller on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @03:33PM (#15698842)
Energy storage is not a solved problem at scale yet. Are we making useful progress? Sure. But, not solved yet.
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Re:Germany Is Burning Too Much Coal by kaybe on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @04:42PM (#15699453)
Overbuild production capacity sufficiently and the need for storage size goes down fast.

(If your grid can supply twice your need at full power it will still be enough with half the sun and wind, and the storage will be filled faster and used less. We actually ran the numbers.)

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