If Donald Trump wins the White House again, his love of fossil fuels and hatred of renewable energy could translate into an absolute catastrophe.
  • @[email protected]
    7•7 months ago

    Germany does not aim to be energy-self-sufficient, it aims to be integrated into a European grid, which is self sufficient.

    Wind and solar give plenty of energy, storage is the trick. The need for huge storage goes down in a European grid, because there are always parts with enough wind and sun.

    • @DelightfullyDivisiveEnglish
      2•7 months ago

      I would love to understand this better. I have worked in power generation before (writing maintenance software for a nuclear plant, so I picked up a few things). I don’t understand the distribution side at all, though.

      Can you suggest a book or article on the subject?

      • @[email protected]
        3•7 months ago

        This particular detail I picked up at a recent scientific conference on precisely this topic. It was a reoccurring theme across several talks. I am not aware of any general book on this, though.