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Re:After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit by pfdietz on Saturday July 04, 2020 @05:49PM (#23735156)
> It's almost always cheaper to overbuild renewables than to use seasonal storage.

I disagree, especially at high latitudes. Try that in the UK, for example, at https://model.energy/

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Re:After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit by reitzensteinm on Sunday July 05, 2020 @07:53AM (#23738010)
That is a very cool site. Thank you for the link.
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Re:After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit by nicoburns on Saturday July 04, 2020 @07:35PM (#23735633)
Can't we just use more wind in the UK?
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Re:After many false starts, hydrogen power might now bear fruit by pfdietz on Saturday July 04, 2020 @08:13PM (#23735773)
You can. It's cheaper to also have some hydrogen. Not just for seasonal storage, but to act as a backup for rare long lulls during winter. Without this insurance policy, the renewables have to be sized for extreme worst cases.
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