Main electricity source in 2060?

maandag 13 juni 2011

Energy grid

If green energy is implemented on a very large scale, like a one third or more of all energy in the world, then an intelligent system of providing energy is required. This is because in some periods the wind is much stronger or sunshine is more intense than in other periods. If there is an excess of wind energy, the electricity needs to be stored somewhere. This can be done by temporarily stopping hydro plants, so the water level in the lake next to the dam rises, and once the wind lies down again the hydro plant can be turned on to provide the needed energy. This is already being done in Denmark (lot of wind mills) and Sweden (lot of hydro energy).

The countries surrounding the North Sea (UK, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany) are planning to line up their power grids so they can easier exchange their excess wind, hydro or solar energy. The EU has a goal to make 20% of all energy renewable, so building the North sea full of windmills, installing more solar panels and building this international power grid is essential in reaching this goal.

9 opmerkingen:

  1. It would be nice if this was a worldwide effort to eliminate gasoline and other methods of power that are killing the earth.

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  2. Yeah, grid efficiency is something that is rarely talked about, but monumentally important.

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  3. @Major.Mack: Sadly, the worldwide effort seems to be to the contrary.

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  4. I'm envious of countries that are taking full advantage of green energy.

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  5. Green energy is one of the most valuable things in my opinion.

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  6. I readed a lot of this last year. Green energy is always better than the other ones.

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  7. The rest of the world needs to get it's ass in gear. If these countries can do this, why can't the bigger powers?

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  8. I also support Nuclear, without a doubt taking uranium from the ground (already radioactive) and using it to generate massive amounts of power, then putting it back in the ground (still radioactive), is the most efficient solution.

    Of course it does have dangers, but I'm fairly certain enough water could stave off the risk.

    I wish they would build nuclear reactors in the middle of giant lakes, that way if it melts down the water at least absorbs some of the radiation and it's not in the air, etc.

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