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oblioyesterday at 9:34 AM1 replyview on HN

Wind + storage, geothermal.


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deepsummeryesterday at 9:47 AM

Storage of energy in the dimensions required for weeks with almost no wind is an unsolved problem. Right now, we can't store enough to make it through a single night without using fossil fuels. Most countries don't even have the capacity to store the energy for a single hour.

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