Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption

Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by nabla9 on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:00AM (#15998872)

Too bad that Germany uses coal to regulate wind power output fluctuations.

These record production peaks are sold as good things, but they are negative aspect of wind power. Only 20 percent or less of installed wind power capacity is available 90 percent of time.

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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by lispm on Sunday December 24, 2017 @08:27AM (#15999422)

I live in North Germany and there is lots of wind. The new wind turbines in the North Sea are quite efficient.

In a decade, North Germany will have a surplus of electricity and storage will be more useful. For example a one GW dc powerline will then be operational to Norway for storage - with one or two more possible. Storage in old gas storage systems either as air, windgas or in large batteries will start to be common...

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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by erk__ on Sunday December 24, 2017 @06:01AM (#15999017)

In denmark they are converting a lot of power plants to use straw and grain. I think the goal is to stop use non renwables sometime in the next 10 years.

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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by CraigJPerry on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:19AM (#15998920)

So if most of the time you cut usage of finite resources by 20% - what is the down side? They can afford it so what is the harm?

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Re:Live CO2 emissions of electricity consumption by nabla9 on Sunday December 24, 2017 @05:35AM (#15998967)

Co reductions are critical but it's very capital intensive prosess. We don't have time to waste resources for inefficiencies and marginal improvements.

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