On 19/10/2020 10:33, Tim Streater wrote:
On 19 Oct 2020 at 09:58:01 BST, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

On 18/10/2020 22:09, Robin wrote:
On 18/10/2020 21:44, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 17/10/2020 14:48, Robin wrote:

Do you dismiss similarly superconducting magnetic energy storage?


Until somebody comes up with some numbers - yes. Do you have some I
don't know about?

Well I patently don't have crucial ones such as the cost of the
superconductor and its critical current since they are unknowable until
someone comes up with a practicable new SC.

OTOH I don't write off a technology just because with current options it
is only economic for niche applications.

OTOH I do write off a technology when its clear it *never will* be
economic for anything *but* niche applications...

...as it now seems that wind and solar power are...

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/10/...ewable-energy/

Interesting that it essentially confirms what I was saying about batteries for
the grid a few days ago.

Really what we are seeing is the unbridgeable gap between qualitative
hand-wavey magic-thinking 'it could work' and quantitative 'but not for
very long'

Renewable energy is simply not sustainable.

--
"Nature does not give up the winter because people dislike the cold."

ۥ Confucius