Dead-Calm Weather Killing Renewable Energy ‘Transition’
Wind power is, by definition, a wholly weather-dependent power source.
So, it should come as no surprise that – whenever a burst of calm-weather hits – those charged with responsibility for delivering power, as and when we need it, scramble to obtain it from any convenient and, more importantly, reliable source.
Which is why Germany and the UK have reverted to reliance on their ‘dreaded’ and purportedly ‘dirty’ coal-fired power plants.
Back in January this year, the Germans mandated the closure of 11 coal-fired power plants (with a total combined capacity of 4.7GW). But the legislative shutdown barely lasted a week, with all of those plants being hastily brought back online in response to an outbreak of, you guessed it, calm weather.
Likewise, the Brits have been forced to bring old (thought to be redundant) coal-fired power plants…
See more here: climatism.wordpress.com
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Editor’s note: The two remaining coal-fired power stations in the UK; West Burton and Kilroot in Ireland, have been on and off for much of this year.
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Robert Beatty
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IMO large scale wind power should never be connected directly to the grid, it should be used to pump water to a higher elevation – which acts as a simple battery storage. When power is needed for the grid, that water can be released to generate base load power in a predictable and useful form. The water can be recycled, and does not need be new water each time. At some cliff top locations, sea water is the best and most readily available source.
On top of that, the wind mill that generates the power should be the most efficient available. Turbines based on the Albert Betz’s design are limited to 59% efficiency. My preference is to use a Fuselage Turbine which can provide many operating advantages as discussed at https://bosmin.com/turbine/bturbine.pdf
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