In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month

Re:In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power La... by mlyle on Friday July 11, 2025 @07:49PM (#44537978)

> and that condensation means it doesn't get any extra novel benefit from expensive-but-consistent nuclear over cheap-but-predictably-intermittent renewables

This assumes you can do just the condensation during the day— E.g. you are amortizing the electrolyzers capital cost over just times when there is surplus power instead of something closer to 24/7.

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Re:In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power La... by nasmorn on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:03AM (#44540504)

Batteries to have solar 24/7 will be dirt cheap soon. The question is: is it cheaper to build nuclear and run the electrolyzers at the same rate the whole year or use solar and run them much less during the winter. Where much less is a function of latitude

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