If Donald Trump wins the White House again, his love of fossil fuels and hatred of renewable energy could translate into an absolute catastrophe.
    • bremen15@feddit.de
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      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.

      • DelightfullyDivisive@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        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?

        • bremen15@feddit.de
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          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.