Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for First Half of 2023

Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by mutlimind on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:39AM (#36598916)

It is not viable, because renewables do not provide basic load for the grid. It is "stochastical" energy. There are no economical viable ways to store that "random" energy. There are several times in the year, where there is not enough wind and sun to feed the grid.

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by thiago_fm on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:45AM (#36598977)

There are solutions being developed to store energy which will address the grid issue.

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by Kuinox on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:51AM (#36599037)

Existing solution is hydro storage. It's massive infrastructure and there is a long way to go.

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by ffgjgf1 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @08:03AM (#36599165)

Fusion power plants are also being developed. How is that an argument for anything?

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by MrBuddyCasino on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:53AM (#36599058)

Failing to provide details smells a lot like „wonder weapons will turn the war around“. There is currently no battery tech that is remotely economical, and other more obscure solutions haven’t made a lot of impact either, presumably for economic reasons too.

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Re:Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for ... by adrianN on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @01:47PM (#36604137)

There isn't a lot of storage because there isn't a lot of surplus energy to store right now. It's more economical to build more generation capacity. But storage is really not hard: just store hydrogen. No magic technology is needed. You can buy Megawatt range electrolyzers today.

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