Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
by IshKebab on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:29PM
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> even most cloudy weather still lets a suprising amount of sun in
It really doesn't. Clouds absolutely kill solar. In the winter we get 10-20kWh/day on sunny days and 0.5-2kWh/day on cloudy days.
I dunno where you got that info but it's dead wrong.
Re:In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
by hexbin010 on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:50PM
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> Remarkably, even most cloudy weather still lets a suprising amount of sun in
Lol give over. Who told you that - solar panel companies? Companies selling holidays to the UK?
You ever been to England?
However, as seen above, there are lots and lots of ways to store (or equivalent) power over long periods, it's just the economic incentive to build them that is needed - and is now on the way. Renewable-gas low-duty-cycle gas peakers, Carnot batteries, and sodium-ion batteries are top candidates, with the first being the low-hanging fruit because they already exist.