The Intermittency of Wind and Solar: Is It Only Intermittently a Problem?
Integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid is not a problem, and it’s cheaper than sticking with dirty energy sources. … [continued]
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Intermittency Of Renewables?… Not So Much
Below was a great summary (if a bit simplified in parts) comment from one of our readers on one of … [continued]
Natural Gas Complements Wind & Solar — Or Does It?
We have been barraged lately with claims from the natural gas industry, from gas turbine manufacturers and fossil fuel apologists, that the “nice” fossil fuel is really a good complement to variable wind and solar energy.
IEA: Wind and Solar Intermittency NOT a Big Deal!
Following up on a great guest post by Chris Varrone on wind intermittency and why it’s not a big deal, apparently the International Energy Agency (IEA) now has a new book out, Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge, that tells us the same thing that Chris was explaining.
Why Wind Intermittency is NOT a Big Deal
The anti-wind people are at it again, saturating the media with claims that wind energy is “worthless” because wind doesn’t blow all the time. Nothing could be further from the truth.
