• DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    And this involves only driving in summer when there is excess energy? Or getting through winter by storing enough hydrogen to make the Beirut explosion look like a firecracker in comparison?

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      That’s funny, but modern solar panel power plants don’t care that it’s winter. The panels rotate and an arid area isn’t getting that much more cloud cover.

      • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        edit-2
        2 months ago

        The article says the ones it talks about do. Also, rotating panels can’t stop days from being shorter during winter.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          2 months ago

          I’m not saying it’s not lower. I’m saying it’s not nearly as big of a deal as people say it is.

              • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                2 months ago

                So we are not using it for cars, but to make electricity at night? Just even less efficiently than hydro pumped power? Ok…

                • phx@lemmy.ca
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  2 months ago

                  Hydroelectric is great where it is available, but it’s again limited by landscape and other factors in use

            • Maggoty@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              2 months ago

              I’m just talking about winter vs summer capacity in desert solar installations.