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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by rocqua on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:21AM (#37841188)
You cannot reasonably dimension wind power to serve the winter heating needs of northern Europe. Once you get halfway there you're summer surpluses get so huge, inefficient seasonal storage becomes a much better solution.
Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by tcfhgj on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @07:04AM (#37843003)
Interestingly, others worry that the seasonal phenomenon of wind power is too large:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/wind-pattern...

Perhaps southern Europe will counteract as well: less need in the winter and energy required for increased cooling with heat pumps in the summer