> Winds can be low for extended periods.
replySo can sun, but that's why we build both where that's unusual. We've got plenty of stats and data gathering on where it's reliably sunny/windy enough.
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replyCan you point to large scale solar or wind projects that were shoved into places that have extended periods of low sunlight or wind?
replyThe entire Energiewende for example.
replyAre you saying that they chose bad locations inside of Germany for wind and solar or that Germany doesn't have any viable locations and they shouldn't build wind and solar in Germany at all?
replygermany is producing tons of solar energy though?
replycan you be more specific and give 10 examples of german solar plants that produce ~0W electricity in a year?
they might be a lot more productive than you think
Germany is producing some solar energy. This is of course indisputable.
replyThey paid for that by selling most of their industry to China because energy costs became unbearable.
Was this the right tradeoff?
Without that solar / wind, Europe would be paying 100 million euros per day more for LNG. Electricity in Europe is expensive enough already, making it even more expensive by shunning the cheapest available form would be even harder on industry.
replyAnd if Germany did not phase out nuclear, EU would not have relied on russian LNG for so long.
replyBut we live in an imperfect world.
> Winds can be low for extended periods.
replyI'm curious how true this is anymore. It sure feels like as the globe heats up we're getting windier and windier.