The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Has Been Switched On::It’s turbo time.

  • Veedem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Renewables is plural for a reason. We need to combine multiple sources just as we have done with fossil fuels. Solar, geothermal, ocean currents, etc all compliment wind nicely.

    The real challenge is energy storage. Fossil fuels are effectively batteries until we expend them.

    • Kelsenellenelvial@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Also distribution. It’s relatively cheap to transport energy in the form of hydrocarbon type fuels because most of your fuel(oxygen in the atmosphere), is in abundant supply pretty much everywhere. Solar has huge variation in seasonal production at higher latitudes, geothermal, hydro, and wind power tend to be most economical in places where the geology/topology is favourable.