Can wind and solar fuel Africa's future? http://www.nature.com/news/can-wind-and-solar-fuel-africa-s-future-1.20907 … cc @nuclear94 @SavorTooth @atrembath @TheBTI
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Given current technology, if one wants a stable grid, I put the limit at about 40% renewables.
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If one doesn't require a stable grid, one can go to much higher renewable penetration.
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I don't necessarily see how an unstable grid allows for industrialization but that's another issue
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The organic of the energy sector. So much dogma
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In fairness, so much dogma applies to society in general and goes far beyond the energy sector.
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Yes, it is everyehere. Often under the belief in a single fix, not mix of solutions
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I'm fine w a mix of viable solutions. Problem is current wind & solar aren't solutions.
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My starting point too. There careless talk about leapfrogging infrastructure @nuclear94 @SavorTooth @atrembath @TheBTI
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Happened in some fields. Emerging economies leapfrgd to mobile phones, skipping wired.
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