On Apr 26, 2009, at 7:45 PM, Harry Veeder wrote:
If you want a reliable and continous supply of power, solar and wind
will not give you that unless you can figure out how to store the
generated power cost effectively.
Harry
Here are some thoughts along those lines:
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/HotCold.pdf
Also, electrolysis efficiencies may be near ideal soon, so bulk
hydrogen storage is likely a viable option for utility energy storage.
Home energy storage systems, as well as EV car batteries and smart
meters, can be expected to be additional means of smoothing
variations in demand and supply, and utilizing home PV or wind
systems as well.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
