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Trump’s Bizarre Rants Over Wind Power Are More Ominous Than You Think (newrepublic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Germany does not aim to be energy-self-sufficient, it aims to be integrated into a European grid, which is self sufficient.

Wind and solar give plenty of energy, storage is the trick. The need for huge storage goes down in a European grid, because there are always parts with enough wind and sun.

[–] DelightfullyDivisive 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I would love to understand this better. I have worked in power generation before (writing maintenance software for a nuclear plant, so I picked up a few things). I don't understand the distribution side at all, though.

Can you suggest a book or article on the subject?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

This particular detail I picked up at a recent scientific conference on precisely this topic. It was a reoccurring theme across several talks. I am not aware of any general book on this, though.