| ▲ | throw0101a 3 days ago | |
> But how often is it cloudy and windless for weeks at a time? '“Energy Droughts” in Wind and Solar Can Last Nearly a Week, Research Shows': * https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/energy-droughts-wind-and-sol... See also: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkelflaute I think it would be location-dependent (low risk that (e.g.) the UK would be windless for long stretches of time, especially off the coast). | ||
| ▲ | natmaka 3 days ago | parent [-] | |
Not at continental scale, and grids are or will soon be at this scale. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136403211... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S09601... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096014811... | ||