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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by mariuolo on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:36AM (#25286530)
> they could also export solar

I remember an old discussion about this. The main problem is that transmission lines to potential customers would have to traverse unfriendly countries.

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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by gns24 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:40AM (#25286880)
There are already plans for massive investment in a hydrogen production plant - though obviously there are still lots of issues to be solved with that energy pipeline.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201112-the-green-hydrog...

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Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? by brazzy on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:02AM (#25286671)
Power-to-gas* might become their salvation.

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-to-gas

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