Wind and solar unbeatable for low cost new electricity::Onshore wind and solar photovoltaic technologies have maintained their position as the lowest cost form of new electricity generation, despite global supply

  • @eleitl@lemmy.world
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    01 year ago

    Except when it’s dark and/or windstill. MWh and TWh scale storage is the opposite of inexpensive.

    • @WagnasT@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      31 year ago

      This is exactly what we need to focus on, driving down the costs of storage. Personally i’m a fan of molten salt storage placed at retired coal plant turbines, compressed CO2 seems like a solid bet as well. If flow batteries get their kinks worked out they can be quite cost competitive.

    • @A_A@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      Yes, and :
      What are the real costs before subsidies ?
      What are the real cost of climate damage we try to mitigate - - which is the basis for subsidies ?