Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices into negative territory

Re:Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices i... by realusername on Friday May 24, 2024 @02:43AM (#40463519)

Unfortunately no they can't. China themselves, the biggest producer in the world, only has the equivalent of a few days of winter consumption of Germany. Batteries to smooth out the production yearly is still sci-fi.

There's no replacement for a nuclear plant yet for this purpose until a very large breakthrough is made. The only realistic large scale storage at this level is a dam and since the tech is old, most places in the developed world where one can be built has one already.

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Re:Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices i... by chomskyole on Friday May 24, 2024 @11:03AM (#40466952)

There has been plenty of replacement for nuclear. It's something that really never made it big due to costs. I would also highlight risks, given the current environment in Europe. If you build nuclear, you would have to allow for defending it too.

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Re:Germany has too many solar panels, pushed energy prices i... by realusername on Friday May 24, 2024 @11:04AM (#40466958)

The proof is in the pudding, if a replacement existed, they would use it.

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